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| Author(s): |
Maria Luiza Iennaco de Vasconcelos
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2023-01-12 |
| Examining board members: |
Osvaldo Frota Pessoa Junior;
Filipe Herkenhoff Carijó;
Joao Eduardo Kogler Junior;
Gustavo Leal Toledo
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| Advisor: | Osvaldo Frota Pessoa Junior |
| Abstract | |
This thesis aims to analyze: What is the role played by the tripartite theory of the soul expressed in Plato\'s Republic? Its main idea is to understand if this theory would have the function of justifying the proposition that which according to Plato, would be the most scandalous statement made by him during the dialogue the ideal city could only be made if it were governed by genuine philosophers. The first chapter addressed the origin of justice in the soul and the city, having as a background the tripartite constitution of the soul. Considering that the incarnate soul is constituted by these three parts, it would allow the identification of the natural potentialities and the character of each individual and, consequently, the function to be performed by it in the city. The second chapter addressed the possibility of realizing in practice the city thought in logos, the perfectly fair city. It was necessary to identify who would be the true philosopher, the one who would gather all the prerogatives to promote the union of philosophy with political power, the main characteristics that would be part of his nature and the specialized knowledge which he would have to have access to legitimize itself as a perfect ruler. The third chapter discussed the relationship between the tripartite theory of the soul and the philosophers government, showing that the perfect political regime, the one that knows how to apply justice with equity, is the regime governed by those guided by the rational element of the soul, in other words, the philosopher; the other political regimes, governed by individuals in which inferior elements of the soul prevail, are all degenerate regimes, since their governors are not capable of knowing the essence of justice and other virtues that would allow them to govern with wisdom, always seeking the common good and the unity of the city (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 21/03688-0 - An investigation into the interrelationship between the Multiple Drafts model of consciousness and the Predictive Processing theory |
| Grantee: | Maria Luiza Iennaco de Vasconcelos |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |