Μετοίκησις as existential transvaluation: phenomenological-hermeneutic reading of death and immortality of the soul in the Phaedo

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https://doi.org/10.1590/2965-1557.036.e202429156

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The historical and philosophical value of the usual reading of the Phaedo, emphasizing the immortal dimension of the soul, which would migrate in a metaphysical plane, is undeniable, however, here, we propose to develop the hermeneutic-phenomenological approach and the ethical implications arising from this interpretation. We will do this based on Gadamer’s suggestion to translate the concept of μετοίκησις as a transfer of the soul, which sets precedents for addressing the experience of death as a spiritual exercise that happens and ends in facticity. In the first section, we will highlight passages and propose an understanding of the Phaedo from the motto of the soul that changes habits and is configured as an existential transvaluation. After that, we will show that the experience of understanding, based on the awareness of finitude, leads us to intensify and resignify the notion of death and the discussion about the immortality of the soul, as a change of the house of being, that is, a way to [re]guide our way of living. Finally, we will elucidate ethical implications arising from the approach related to the themes of transfiguration of values and death, division of body and mind, existential orientation, expression of responsibility and a more conscious way of living in society.

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Luiz Rohden, UNISINOS - Programa de Pós-Graduação

Possui graduação em Filosofia pela FAJE em convênio com Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (1990), mestrado em Filosofia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (1994) e doutorado em Filosofia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (2000) com doutorado Sanduíche em Heidelberg (Alemanha) sob orientação do prof. Reiner Wiehl. Pós-doutorado no Boston College, EUA, com William Richardson, em 2006. Pós-doutorado na Penn State University, EUA, com Dennis Schmidt, em 2015. Bolsista do CNPQ. Atualmente é professor titular da Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos. Coordenador do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia. Coordenador de DInter e Minter com FACC/MT. A principal especialidade filosófica gira em torno da tradição hermenêutica. Tem experiência na área de Filosofia, com ênfase em Filosofia da Linguagem Teoria do Conhecimento Etica Hermenêutica, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: fenomenologia, linguagem, hermenêutica filosófica, hermenêutica enquanto ética.

Leonardo Marques Kussler, Prof. Visitante UFPI

Graduated in Philosophy from the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) (2012), Master in Philosophy (UNISINOS, Prosup/Capes, 2012-2014), Doctor of Philosophy (UNISINOS, Prosuc/Capes, 2014-2018), with internship post-doctoral (2019-2020) by the same institution. He was Visiting Researcher DCR FAPEPI/CNPq (2019-2021) at UFPI, where he developed another postdoctoral project. He has been a reviewer, Portuguese language consultant and translator (English) of periodicals and books for over a decade, with an emphasis on academic texts. Affiliated to the GT Philosophy Hermeneutics, from ANPOF. The specific areas contemplated in his research, currently, are: Plato, Gadamer, Hegel, Philosophy as a way of life, Foucault, Ethics, Oriental Philosophy (Kyoto School), RPG (Role-Playing Game), Education, Politics, Art and design

Published

2024-03-05

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Rohden, L., & Marques Kussler, L. (2024). Μετοίκησις as existential transvaluation: phenomenological-hermeneutic reading of death and immortality of the soul in the Phaedo. Revista De Filosofia Aurora, 36, e202429156. https://doi.org/10.1590/2965-1557.036.e202429156

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