O método socrático como metodologia para a mediação da aprendizagem de filosofia na EEMTI Marconi Coelho Reis em Cascavel-CE

Abstract

This research proposes the application of the Socratic method as a central tool for learning mediation in the teaching of Philosophy in High School, articulating it with the principles Mediated Learning Experience (MLE) by Reuven Feuerstein. The proposal is based on the recognition of the importance of the teacher as a mediator and the student as an active subject, engaged in the construction of knowledge and breaking with the traditional teaching model centered on the transmission of content. It based on the theoretical contributions of Juarez Gomes Sofiste, it is argued that philosophizing in the classroom requires more than the use of active methodologies: it requires a philosophical methodology capable of mobilizing critical thinking through dialogue and problematization. In this sense, the Socratic maieutics proves to be an effective instrument, then it stimulates reflection, argumentation and the search for truth. The study is organized into four chapters. Initially, the figure of Socrates and his method is presented, based on the works of Plato, Xenophon and Aristophanes, it establishes a dialogue between the classical tradition and contemporary rereading. Then, the theory of Mediated Learning Experience (MLE) is explored, highlighting its affinity with Socratic practice by defending cognitive modifiability and intentional mediation. The final chapter reports the practical application of the Socratic method at EEMTI Marconi Coelho Reis (Cascavel-CE), describing the stages of planning, the execution of activities with a 1st. grade class and the analysis of the results. Finally, it discusses how the Socratic method can transform the classroom into a living space for philosophical investigation, promoting the development of critical thinking and the intellectual autonomy of students.