A filosofia como exercício para viver bem no diálogo Fédon de Platão

Abstract

The purpose of this dissertation is to introduce Philosophy as an exercise to live well in Plato's Phaedo dialogue, so we present the figure of Socrates. Our proposal for a re-reading of the work enables us to identify how the philosopher should live, especially in the Socratic conviction - contrary to the classic reading of "proving" the immortality of the soul. In this perspective, philosophy consists of posture, self-care and a way of living, where discus and action are in harmony. In the Phaedo, Socrates affirms that philosophy consists in an exercise for death, considering this affirmation, our investigation proposes that good life and exercise for death can mean the same in the dialogue, that is: the task of philosophy. Thus, we present in the first chapterthe Phaedo, its theme and its essential aspects, showing the attitude towards the death of Socrates and the way he lived. In the second chapter we justify the contributions of Pierre Hadot, whose thesis is close to our proposal, the Greek philosophy according to it is considered beyond a theoretical discourse, a way of living, enabling the subject [re] to create and modify its form to act. In the third and last chapter, we address Hans Georg Gadamer's interpretation exclusively on the dialect, the philosopher's [re] reading points out some important elements, such as the historical context, the relevance of the myth and analysis on the arguments about the soul. Finally, our hypothesis seeks to justify through these authors that Philosophy as and exercise to live well, where the subject, ruled by his consistency of finitude, seeks to become better, perfecting his conduct and posture in life.