Writer and essayist Luiz Felipe Pondé debuts this Thursday (11) at CasaFolha, launched by Sheet last year. He runs the unprecedented course “Philosophy: great thinkers and their ideas”, available on the website.
and a doctor in philosophy from USP, Pondé is one of the most prominent thinkers in Brazil. He wrote more than 20 books, including “Notes on Hope and Despair”, “The Age of Nihilism” and “Philosophy for the Brave”.
At CasaFolha, he brings together lessons about the main thinkers of the West, in an overview that covers 2,500 years of history.
“In this course, you will find a panoramic view — but not superficial — that can give you a first idea of what philosophy is beyond common sense,” says Pondé.
To attend philosophy classes with Pondé, you must be a CasaFolha subscriber.
It is possible to link to the platform via the address. The subscription, with a promotional discount of 67%, costs R$ 19.90 per month in the annual plan (R$ 59.90 without the promotion) and includes unlimited access to all news from Sheet on the website and in the mobile and tablet app.
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With the debut of Pondé, CasaFolha has 32 exclusive courses led by great personalities in different areas, such as former minister Pedro Malan, , Monja Coen, , filmmaker José Padilha, , and psychoanalyst Vera Iaconelli, .
Additionally, new content is added every month. On November 27th, for example, with social psychologist Cida Bento.
Next Monday, the 15th, the platform will hold a live with Carla Madeira. The author of “Tudo É Rio” will answer related questions. The virtual meeting will take place at 7:30 pm and will be broadcast on the CasaFolha platform. Subscribers will be able to submit questions in advance, or via chat, during the class.
In Pondé’s classes, he starts in ancient Greece — with the pre-Socratics, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle — and advances to the turn of the 19th to the 20th century, with Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, passing through thinkers such as Saint Augustine, Descartes and Kant, among others.
But he warns: “Going through the history of philosophy is not visiting an antiques fair.” It is to realize that these philosophers reflected on topics that are still current, such as the search for truth, doubts about the existence of God, questions about ethical behavior in society and discussions about the best way to conduct politics.
“It’s all there: what they said is still valid,” says Pondé.
“So, the initial gain of the course, or the function of the course, is precisely to tell you what philosophy is in an introductory way, to illuminate some points”, says the essayist.
“But a second gain is for you to understand that, probably, everything you thought, someone thought before — and someone better than you. So, try to find out about what philosophers have produced so that one day you don’t wake up believing nonsense.”
Its 12 classes at CasaFolha inaugurate the Journey of Knowledge, which will add more theoretical content, aimed at expanding the intellectual repertoire.
How to subscribe to CasaFolha
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