ABOUT PRAXIS: HOW EXPERIENCE BUILDS THEORY

 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7916648

 

Sérgio Rodrigues de Souza

Pedagogue. Philosopher. Scientific Consultant. Email: srgrodriguesdesouza@gmail.com.

 

Sandro Dau

Graduated in Social Sciences. Bachelor in Anthropology of Communication. Graduated in Philosophy. BA in Ancient Philosophy. Master in Philosophy (Ethics). PhD in Philosophy (Ethics) and Postdoctoral in Philosophy (Ethics).

 

Vinícius da Silva Santos

Biologist. Master in Education and Technologies. Email: viniciusbiologo33@gmail.com.

SUMMARY

This article addresses the theme of praxis, aiming to clarify how, through experience, theory is constructed. The objective is to provide a broad, systemic and pragmatic approach to a subject that needs deep and articulated discussions , clarifying that this is a topic that is much talked about and very little studied. Its scientific relevance lies in the fact that it awakens interest in valuing experience as a directional method for building and consolidating knowledge and creativity. Its empirical relevance lies in the fact that praxis can only be understood, in its broadest dimensions, if the phenomena are observed, described and reproduced (when possible) in whole or in part, leading to the integration between practice and theory. The methodology used was bibliographical research, discussed at length by the authors until an understanding of the theme and its empirical application to the learning and teaching processes was reached. The text is based on the thinking of Aristotle, Comenius, Kant, Vygotsky, Dau and Dau, Souza and Caniçali, Diel and, on the experience of the authors in acting as teachers at various levels of teaching. The conclusions reached were that praxis returns to the spectrum of academic discussion, based on the systematization of the study of classical Greek, Hellenic thought. Praxis will contribute to the expansion of intelligence, in which it should be understood as the empirical result of the intellect applied to problem situations, where the synthesis presents itself as a problematization, an answer or a solving action of the problem posed to the scholar: this process can be summarized in the concept of creativity. Therefore, the answers that scholars obtain to the problems raised by society are transformed into learning that will remain in the future, since they are based on rigorous, very well-structured criticism.

Keywords: Praxis; Experience; Knowledge; Intelligence; Creativity.