Banca de DEFESA: EMERSON COSTA FARIAS

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : EMERSON COSTA FARIAS
DATE: 20/08/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Virtualmente pelo link: https://meet.google.com/aat-qobp-giv
TITLE:

Critical attitude and practices of freedom: Aufklärung and parrhesia in Michel Foucault

KEY WORDS:

Michel Foucault; Critical attitude; Freedom Practices; Aufklärung; Parrhesia.

PAGES: 122
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Filosofia
SUBÁREA: Ética
SUMMARY:

This dissertation investigates the relationship between critical attitude and practices of freedom in Michel Foucault's thought, with an emphasis on his problematization of contemporary forms of subjection. Drawing on the notion of Aufklärung, understood as a critical stance toward forms of government and power, and on parrhesia, conceived as an ethical-political practice of truth-telling, the study analyzes how the subject can resist the excessive conduct of their behavior under modern regimes of governmentality. The first part examines the relationship between critical attitude, governmentality, and the liberal conception of freedom, highlighting critique as a mode of resistance. The second part analyzes Foucault’s reflections on parrhesia, exploring its articulation with the notions of care of the self, government of self and others, and especially the idea that the history of ancient philosophy can be interpreted through the lens of parrhesiastic practice. Finally, the study investigates the articulation between the meanings of Aufklärung and parrhesia, with the aim of understanding the role of philosophy as a critical attitude and a practice of interrogating the present. By articulating critical attitude and practices of freedom, this dissertation argues that critique does not reveal an inner essence, but inaugurates a continuous process of self-constitution. In doing so, it not only deepens the debate on Foucault’s philosophy but also offers an reflection on the possibilities of reinventing modes of existence in the contemporary world.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1856247 - JULIANA ORTEGOSA AGGIO
Externa à Instituição - CRISTIANE MARIA MARINHO
Externa à Instituição - GIOVANA CARMO TEMPLE