A Ciência Política em Thomas Reid

Autores

  • Vinicius França Freitas UFMG - Université Paris I

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35920/arf.v22i1.24728

Palavras-chave:

senso comum, ciência, política, filosofia da natureza, experiência, Thomas Reid, common sense, science, politics, philosophy of nature, experience

Resumo

O artigo compreende a discussão de três aspectos do pensamento político de Thomas Reid. Inicialmente, apresenta-se e discute-se a compreensão reidiana de ciência política. Na sequência, argumenta-se que, diferentemente dos princípios primeiros de outros campos do saber, como, por exemplo, a matemática, a filosofia da mente e a moral, os princípios primeiros da ciência política não são princípios primeiros do senso comum. A política é fundada sobre uma forma de conhecimento empírico que não pode ser identificada com o senso comum, com os julgamentos e crenças devidos à constituição original da mente que são compartilhadas pela maior parte dos seres humanos. Por fim, argumenta-se, a partir de um paralelo com a filosofia da natureza, que o senso comum possui apenas um papel metodológico no âmbito da ciência política.

Abstract


The paper covers the discussion of three aspects of Thomas Reid’s political thought. Initially, it presents and discusses Reid’s understanding of Politics. Secondly, it is argued that, unlike the first principles of other branches of knowledge, such as Mathematics, Philosophy of Mind and Morals, the first principles of Politics are not the first principles of common sense. Politics is founded on a form of empirical knowledge that cannot be identified with common sense, with the judgments and beliefs due to the original constitution of mind that are shared by most humans. Finally, it is argued, from a parallel with the philosophy of nature, that common sense has only a methodological role in Politics.

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Publicado

2019-04-16