Aspiration for recognition and the education of self-love in Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Autor(a) principal: Dalbosco, Claudio Almir
Data de Publicação: 2011
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Educação e Pesquisa
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/ep/article/view/28310
Resumo: The article seeks to demonstrate the existence of a social philosophy in Rousseau's Second discourse, which takes the human aspiration for recognition as its constitutive core. The investigation on the origin of inequality leads the Genevan to his questionings about men himself, discovering freedom and perfectibility as originary strengths (faculties) of his sociability. Through freedom man arrives at the awareness of his spirituality, that is, becomes capable of going beyond the causal mechanicism imposed by nature, constructing the linguistic, symbolic and cultural universe. Through perfectibility man acquires the ability to become better and better, and ready not only to fight for his immediate survival, but to aspire to be recognized by the others. In summary, freedom and perfectibility open to him the doors to sociability, and allow him to enter the cultural universe. However, concomitantly to the process of becoming a free being, capable of perfecting itself, man develops the ability to step outside himself, feeling the need for constant comparison with the others. That heralds, from the point of view of the human constitution, the passage from the love of oneself (amour de soi) to self-love (amour-propre): whilst the former is representative of the natural state and is based on piety, the latter characterizes the civilized man, and is marked by man's propensity to wish to occupy a higher position than the rest. If such propensity is not curtailed, it can lead to the destruction of sociability. Hence the need for its juridical and political regulation, anteceded by a process of moral and pedagogical formation. This then justifies the need for the permanent education of self-love.
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spelling Aspiration for recognition and the education of self-love in Jean-Jacques Rousseau Aspiração por reconhecimento e educação do amor-próprio em Jean-Jacques Rousseau ReconhecimentoEducaçãoAmor-próprioEducação naturalRecognitionEducationSelf-loveNatural education The article seeks to demonstrate the existence of a social philosophy in Rousseau's Second discourse, which takes the human aspiration for recognition as its constitutive core. The investigation on the origin of inequality leads the Genevan to his questionings about men himself, discovering freedom and perfectibility as originary strengths (faculties) of his sociability. Through freedom man arrives at the awareness of his spirituality, that is, becomes capable of going beyond the causal mechanicism imposed by nature, constructing the linguistic, symbolic and cultural universe. Through perfectibility man acquires the ability to become better and better, and ready not only to fight for his immediate survival, but to aspire to be recognized by the others. In summary, freedom and perfectibility open to him the doors to sociability, and allow him to enter the cultural universe. However, concomitantly to the process of becoming a free being, capable of perfecting itself, man develops the ability to step outside himself, feeling the need for constant comparison with the others. That heralds, from the point of view of the human constitution, the passage from the love of oneself (amour de soi) to self-love (amour-propre): whilst the former is representative of the natural state and is based on piety, the latter characterizes the civilized man, and is marked by man's propensity to wish to occupy a higher position than the rest. If such propensity is not curtailed, it can lead to the destruction of sociability. Hence the need for its juridical and political regulation, anteceded by a process of moral and pedagogical formation. This then justifies the need for the permanent education of self-love. O artigo procura mostrar a existência de uma filosofia social no Segundo discurso de Rousseau, tomando a aspiração humana por reconhecimento como seu núcleo constitutivo. A investigação sobre a origem da desigualdade conduz o genebrino à interrogação acerca do próprio homem, descobrindo a liberdade e a perfectibilidade como forças (faculdades) originárias de sua sociabilidade. Pela liberdade o homem chega à consciência de sua espiritualidade, ou seja, torna-se apto a ir além do mecanicismo causal imposto pela natureza, construindo o universo linguístico, simbólico e cultural. Pela perfectibilidade, o homem adquire a capacidade de tornar-se cada vez melhor e apto não só para lutar pela sua sobrevivência imediata, como também para aspirar ser reconhecido pelos demais. Em síntese, liberdade e perfectibilidade abrem-lhe as portas para a sociabilidade e permitem-lhe ingressar no universo cultural. Contudo, simultâneo ao processo de tornar-se um ser livre e capaz de se aperfeiçoar, o homem desenvolve a capacidade de sair fora de si mesmo, sentindo a necessidade da comparação permanente com os demais. Isso marca, do ponto de vista da constituição humana, a passagem do amor de si para o amor-próprio: enquanto o primeiro é representativo do estado natural e está baseado na piedade, o segundo caracteriza o homem civil e está marcado pela propensão do homem de querer ocupar uma posição superior em relação aos demais. Se tal propensão se tornar incontrolável, ela pode conduzir à destruição da sociabilidade. Daí a necessidade de sua regulação jurídica e política, acompanhada, previamente, por um processo de formação pedagógica e moral. Isso justifica então a necessidade de educação permanente do amor-próprio. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Educação2011-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ep/article/view/2831010.1590/S1517-97022011000300003Educação e Pesquisa; v. 37 n. 3 (2011); 481-496Educação e Pesquisa; Vol. 37 No. 3 (2011); 481-496Educação e Pesquisa; Vol. 37 Núm. 3 (2011); 481-4961678-46341517-9702reponame:Educação e Pesquisainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPporhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ep/article/view/28310/30164Copyright (c) 2017 Educação e Pesquisainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessDalbosco, Claudio Almir2014-10-24T15:49:53Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/28310Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ep/indexPUBhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ep/oai||revedu@usp.br1678-46341517-9702opendoar:2014-10-24T15:49:53Educação e Pesquisa - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
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Aspiração por reconhecimento e educação do amor-próprio em Jean-Jacques Rousseau
title Aspiration for recognition and the education of self-love in Jean-Jacques Rousseau
spellingShingle Aspiration for recognition and the education of self-love in Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Dalbosco, Claudio Almir
Reconhecimento
Educação
Amor-próprio
Educação natural
Recognition
Education
Self-love
Natural education
title_short Aspiration for recognition and the education of self-love in Jean-Jacques Rousseau
title_full Aspiration for recognition and the education of self-love in Jean-Jacques Rousseau
title_fullStr Aspiration for recognition and the education of self-love in Jean-Jacques Rousseau
title_full_unstemmed Aspiration for recognition and the education of self-love in Jean-Jacques Rousseau
title_sort Aspiration for recognition and the education of self-love in Jean-Jacques Rousseau
author Dalbosco, Claudio Almir
author_facet Dalbosco, Claudio Almir
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Dalbosco, Claudio Almir
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Reconhecimento
Educação
Amor-próprio
Educação natural
Recognition
Education
Self-love
Natural education
topic Reconhecimento
Educação
Amor-próprio
Educação natural
Recognition
Education
Self-love
Natural education
description The article seeks to demonstrate the existence of a social philosophy in Rousseau's Second discourse, which takes the human aspiration for recognition as its constitutive core. The investigation on the origin of inequality leads the Genevan to his questionings about men himself, discovering freedom and perfectibility as originary strengths (faculties) of his sociability. Through freedom man arrives at the awareness of his spirituality, that is, becomes capable of going beyond the causal mechanicism imposed by nature, constructing the linguistic, symbolic and cultural universe. Through perfectibility man acquires the ability to become better and better, and ready not only to fight for his immediate survival, but to aspire to be recognized by the others. In summary, freedom and perfectibility open to him the doors to sociability, and allow him to enter the cultural universe. However, concomitantly to the process of becoming a free being, capable of perfecting itself, man develops the ability to step outside himself, feeling the need for constant comparison with the others. That heralds, from the point of view of the human constitution, the passage from the love of oneself (amour de soi) to self-love (amour-propre): whilst the former is representative of the natural state and is based on piety, the latter characterizes the civilized man, and is marked by man's propensity to wish to occupy a higher position than the rest. If such propensity is not curtailed, it can lead to the destruction of sociability. Hence the need for its juridical and political regulation, anteceded by a process of moral and pedagogical formation. This then justifies the need for the permanent education of self-love.
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