História da filosofia no ensino da filosofia: reflexão para pensar a filosofia no ensino médio, segundo Hegel

Abstract

Is it possible to teach philosophy in high school without resorting to the history of philosophy and its philosophical contents? According to the German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel (1770-1831), the answer seems to be negative. To the philosopher, who seems to have been the first, after Aristotle, to elaborate a periodization of the history of philosophy, the philosophical texts of tradition produced over two thousand and six hundred years represent the greatest of treasures: rational knowledge. In addition to being essential for learning philosophy, they are no different from philosophizing itself, because one is not without the other. According to Hegel, by getting to know the content of philosophy, one not only learns to philosophize, but already effectively philosophies. Although the philosopher did not dedicate any eminently pedagogical work to the teaching of philosophy, he did not hesitate to make his contribution in this regard, especially when he held the position of director of the Nuremberg Gymnasium, when he sought to make possible guidelines and procedures for said teaching to the young students of that institution. With Hegel, the history of philosophy gains scientific treatment and the status of philosophical discipline. Thus, we want to understand how Hegel's philosophical reflections on the history of philosophy can be used in the teaching of philosophy in order to propose didactic-philosophical strategies to be applied in the transmission of philosophical contents to high school students.

Keywords: Philosophy; history of philosophy; teaching; Hegel