ENEM 2025 — Questão 2

My idea of philosophy is that if it is not relevant to human problems¹, if it does not tell us how we can go about eradicating some of the misery in this world, then it is not worth the name of philosophy². I think Socrates made a very profound statement³ when he asserted that philosophy is to teach us proper living. In this day and age “proper living” means liberation from the urgent problems of poverty, economic necessity and indoctrination, mental oppression⁴.

1. 1“if it is not relevant to human problems” — Condição da tese: a filosofia precisa ser relevante para os problemas humanos.
2. 2“then it is not worth the name of philosophy” — Consequência: sem isso, nem é filosofia.
3. 3“Socrates made a very profound statement” — Sócrates entra como apoio (argumento de autoridade).
4. 4“liberation from the urgent problems of poverty, economic necessity and indoctrination, mental oppression” — O 'viver bem' é traduzido em problemas sociais concretos.