A Very Dangerous Game: On Literature and Philosophy

Abstract

This text originates from a certainty: the centrality of Literature in my life. Even before I got to where I am and being what I would be in the professional field – teacher and in higher education – at the intersection between Pedagogy and Philosophy. That's because, for as long as I can remember, Literature has been there. Since the most tense age, my life has been pierced by Literature and books.  At the time of writing this text, the expression may sound strange, old-fashioned, anachronistic... but Adalgisa has always been a "card-carrying reader": when I didn't have the financial resources to buy books, I used to go to the State Public Library, in the center of the city of Recife, next to Parque Treze de Maio. This preamble to say that the theme is very dear to me! Of relevance and importance for the processes of subjectivation, to which I can currently contribute as a professional.