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The present paper is dedicated to the study of the work De administratio guaranica comparate ad Republicam Platonis commentarius, written by the Catalan Jesuit Jose Manuel Peramás and published in 1793. This work was written in order to criticize the liberal and enlightened utopias which the author characterizes as Epicurean and disrespectful to holy institutions. In this controversial work, Peramás recovers Plato's political utopia, expressed both in the Republic and especially in the Laws. The most compelling argument in Peramas' stance against the liberal utopias of his time is that, among the Guaranis of the Missions, in American lands, at least Plato's political model became reality (§2). Peramás, who was a missionary in Paraguay from 1755 to 1767, the year of the expulsion of the Jesuits, draws a careful comparative study between the Platonic text and what he actually knows about the Guaraní missions. For this author, Europe was corrupted by the ideals of the French Revolution and, in this context, the coincidence of Plato's utopia with the political institutions of the Guarani is proof of the need to combat the new liberal political philosophy and its revolution in order to return to the ideals of ancient and primitive Justice. ; Este trabajo está dedicado al estudio de la obra De administratio comparate ad Republicam Platonis commentarius, escrita por el jesuíta catalán José Manuel Peramás y publicada en 1793. Esta obra fue escrita con el propósito de criticar las utopías liberales e iluministas que el autor caracteriza como epicúreas e irrespetuosas respecto de las instituciones sagradas. En este trabajo controversial, Peramás recupera la utopía política de Platón, expresada tanto en la República como especialmente en las Leyes. El argumento más poderoso en la perspectiva de Peramás con las utopías liberales de su tiempo es que, entre los guaraníes de las Misiones, en tierras americanas al menos, el modelo político de Platón se hizo realidad (§ 2). Peramás, que fue un misionero en Paraguay entre 1755 y 1767, el año de la expulsión de los jesuítas, traza un estudio comparativo cuidadoso entre el texto platónico y lo que él realmente sabe sobre las misiones guaraníes. Para este autor, Eurpa estaba corrupta por los ideales de la Revolución Francesa y, en este contexto, la coincidencia de la utopía de Platón con las instituciones políticas de los guaraníes es una prueba de la necesidad de combatir la nueva filosofía política y su revolución para volver a los ideales de la justicia antigua y primitiva.

In Plato's Symposium eros and paideia draw the fabric of dramatic and rhetorical speeches and, especially, the picture of the relation between Socrates and Alcibiades. This paper will focus, firstly, on two important facts, which are essential for the correct understanding of the dialogue, both of which appear at the beginning. First, it is said that Socrates, Alcibiades and the others (172 b) were present at the famous banquet, and second, that the banquet and the erotic speeches of the participants were so celebrated as to attract the attention for several decades to come. So, the memory of that symposium is thus the memory, far beyond the other symposiasts, and through the erotic speeches, of something precise: that is, a particularly significant relationship, that between Socrates and Alcibiades. What matters most for the aim of this paper is the fact that Alcibiades is considered one of the major reasons for the defeat of Athens and the main cause of the crisis into which the city was plunged during the last years of 5th century BC. Due to the distrust of the city towards the groups of 'philosophers' that remitted to Alcibiades' group, it is no surprise that the so-called Socratics committed themselves to refuting the accusation of Socrates having been Alcibiades' mentor, to the point of reversing the charge. In the same way as the others Plato, also a Socratic, concerns himself with what might be called the 'Alcibiades' Connection'. Realizing there obviously was no way to deny the deep connection between Socrates and Alcibiades, he uses a clever dramatic construction with the intention of operating a political intervention upon the memory of this relationship, that is, of rewriting history, with the intent of relieving him of a more precise charge, which must have especially weighed upon Plato andupon Socrates' memory: of him having been Alcibiades' lover/mentor. This Platonic apology is based, ultimately, in a clever rhetorical strategy, which emphasizes the now traditional sexual paranomia of Alcibiades, in order tomake him guilty of an attempted excessive and outrageous seduction not only of Socrates, but of the polis itself. Reusing comic and oratorical/rhetorical motifs of his time, therefore, Plato deepens the J'accuse against Alcibiades, trying to withdraw him from the orbit of Socrates and the Socratics. ; In Plato's Symposium eros and paideia draw the fabric of dramatic and rhetorical speeches and, especially, the picture of the relation between Socrates and Alcibiades. This paper will focus, firstly, on two important facts, which are essential for the correct understanding of the dialogue, both of which appear at the beginning. First, it is said that Socrates, Alcibiades and the others (172 b) were present at the famous banquet, and second, that the banquet and the erotic speeches of the participants were so celebrated as to attract the attention for several decades to come. So, the memory of that symposium is thus the memory, far beyond the other symposiasts, and through the erotic speeches, of something precise: that is, a particularly significant relationship, that between Socrates and Alcibiades. What matters most for the aim of this paper is the fact that Alcibiades is considered one of the major reasons for the defeat of Athens and the main cause of the crisis into which the city was plunged during the last years of 5th century BC. Due to the distrust of the city towards the groups of 'philosophers' that remitted to Alcibiades' group, it is no surprise that the so-called Socratics committed themselves to refuting the accusation of Socrates having been Alcibiades' mentor, to the point of reversing the charge. In the same way as the others Plato, also a Socratic, concerns himself with what might be called the 'Alcibiades' Connection'. Realizing there obviously was no way to deny the deep connection between Socrates and Alcibiades, he uses a clever dramatic construction with the intention of operating a political intervention upon the memory of this relationship, that is, of rewriting history, with the intent of relieving him of a more precise charge, which must have especially weighed upon Plato andupon Socrates' memory: of him having been Alcibiades' lover/mentor. This Platonic apology is based, ultimately, in a clever rhetorical strategy, which emphasizes the now traditional sexual paranomia of Alcibiades, in order tomake him guilty of an attempted excessive and outrageous seduction not only of Socrates, but of the polis itself. Reusing comic and oratorical/rhetorical motifs of his time, therefore, Plato deepens the J'accuse against Alcibiades, trying to withdraw him from the orbit of Socrates and the Socratics.

The Women's Law discussed in book V of the Republic, known as the first wave, is a notorious example of Socrates' reformist intention to achieve justice in the polis. The legislation for women, in general, has historically been relegated by the Republic interpreters. This paper aims to analyze this passage, from 449a to 457c, through the arguments provided by Socrates seen as crucial to conceive equality between the sexes (under the ontological foundation of the same human nature) as well as to favor institutional change according to nature, kata physin, thus opening the possibility for women to govern the polis. Before leaving for the external confrontation, Socrates considers it urgent that his interlocutors, Adeimantus, Glaucon, and Polemarchus, agree with each other. Thus, he urgesthem to start the argument by questioning the human nature of women and their capacity for the same functions (erga) performed by men in the city. The examination of the intelligible enabled the logos on women's intellectual capacity to support adequate legislation. Such nomos put into practice proves to be the best for the city and its guardians. To that extent, Socrates can conclude the investigation with a consensus on what to do and willingness to confront opposing opinions in the city urgently. ; La Ley de la Mujer discutida en el libro V de la República, conocida como la primera ola, es un ejemplo notorio de la intención reformista de Sócrates de lograr justicia en la pólis. La legislación de la mujer, en general, históricamente ha sido relegada por los intérpretes de la República. El objeto del artículo es analizar este pasaje, del 449a al 457c, a través de los argumentos propuestos por Sócrates al considerarlos cruciales para concebir la igualdad entre los sexos (bajo el fundamento ontológico de la misma naturaleza humana) y favorecer el cambio institucional según su naturaleza, katà phýsin, dejando espacio para que las mujeres gobiernen la pólis. Antes de partir hacia el enfrentamiento externo, Sócrates considera urgente que sus interlocutores, Adimanto, Glaucón y Polemarco, estén de acuerdo entre ellos. Así, los insta a iniciar la discusión cuestionando la naturaleza humana de la mujer y su capacidad para las mismas funciones (érga) que desempeñan los hombres en la ciudad. El examen de lo inteligible permitió que el lógos sobre la capacidad intelectual de las mujeres respaldara una legislación adecuada. Este nómos puesto en práctica demuestra ser lo mejor para la ciudad y sus guardianes. En esa medida, Sócrates puede concluir dicha investigación con un consenso sobre qué hacer y la voluntad de confrontar urgentemente las opiniones opuestas en la ciudad.

O presente artigo propõe uma análise de dois textos clássicos da Antiguidade grega,As Bacantesde Eurípedes e a República de Platão, à luz da teoria contemporânea degender performativityde Judith Butler. O conceito degender performativityserá apropriado para ilustrar analogamente, mesmo que de forma anacrônica, o quanto que o imaginário grego, apesar de temporalmente distante, pode nos apresentar – seja a partir do discurso filosófico, seja a partir do discurso literário da tragédia grega – bons exemplos para uma das teorias mais sofisticadas, diríamos, no campo dos estudos de gênero hoje. A proposta é a de mostrar de que modo o conteúdo desses dois textos nos permite compreender o debate contemporâneo da teoria crítica das identidades de gênero. Trata-se de identidades fixadas em atos performativos que conformam o gênero ao sexo anatômico, limitando-o a duas possibilidades: masculino ou feminino. Considerando o contexto histórico e as questões que são próprias do mundo grego antigo, a análise aqui proposta nos permitirá jogar luz, especialmente, nas estratégias que Platão e Eurípedes empreenderam no sentido de deslocar as normas de gênero constituídas napólis. O exame dos textos permitiu-nos identificar que na antiguidade, mas também na contemporaneidade, mesmo que de forma diferente, as discussões das relações de gênero estão ajustadas, principalmente, pelo discurso político a respeito dessas relações. ; The current article draws on Judith Butler's gender performativity theory to analyse two classical text of Greek Antiquity – theBacchaeby Euripides and TheRepublicby Plato. The concept of gender performativity will be used to illustrate analogously even anachronically, how much the Greek imaginary, in spite of being temporally distant, can fruitfully contribute to, what we would identify as one of the most sophisticated contemporary theories in contemporary gender studies, both as this imaginary emerges from the literary discourse of the tragedy or the discourse of philosophy. This will allow us to show how the two above mentioned texts can contribute to the contemporary debate on the critical theory of gender identity, as these are fixed in performative acts that make gender conform to anatomic sex, limiting gender to the two possibilities of masculine or feminine. Considering the historical context and the question that are specific to the world of Ancient Greece, our analysis will permit us to cast light, in particular, on the strategies that Plato and Euripides drew on to disrupt the gender norms of the polis. Examining the texts allows us to argue that in antiquity, as well as in the contemporary world, albeit in different ways, discussions of gender relations are fitted primarily by the political discourse regarding these relations.

O presente artigo propõe uma análise de dois textos clássicos da Antiguidade grega, As Bacantes de Eurípedes e a República de Platão, à luz da teoria contemporânea de gender performativity de Judith Butler. O conceito de gender performativity será apropriado para ilustrar analogamente, mesmo que de forma anacrônica, o quanto que o imaginário grego, apesar de temporalmente distante, pode nos apresentar – seja a partir do discurso filosófico, seja a partir do discurso literário da tragédia grega – bons exemplos para uma das teorias mais sofisticadas, diríamos, no campo dos estudos de gênero hoje. A proposta é a de mostrar de que modo o conteúdo desses dois textos nos permite compreender o debate contemporâneo da teoria crítica das identidades de gênero. Trata-se de identidades fixadas em atos performativos que conformam o gênero ao sexo anatômico, limitando-o a duas possibilidades: masculino ou feminino. Considerando o contexto histórico e as questões que são próprias do mundo grego antigo, a análise aqui proposta nos permitirá jogar luz, especialmente, nas estratégias que Platão e Eurípedes empreenderam no sentido de deslocar as normas de gênero constituídas na pólis. O exame dos textos permitiu-nos identificar que na antiguidade, mas também na contemporaneidade, mesmo que de forma diferente, as discussões das relações de gênero estão ajustadas, principalmente, pelo discurso político a respeito dessas relações. ; The current article draws on Judith Butler's gender performativity theory to analyse two classical text of Greek Antiquity – the Bacchae by Euripides and The Republic by Plato. The concept of gender performativity will be used to illustrate analogously even anachronically, how much the Greek imaginary, in spite of being temporally distant, can fruitfully contribute to, what we would identify as one of the most sophisticated contemporary theories in contemporary gender studies, both as this imaginary emerges from the literary discourse of the tragedy or the discourse of philosophy. This will allow us to show how the two above mentioned texts can contribute to the contemporary debate on the critical theory of gender identity, as these are fixed in performative acts that make gender conform to anatomic sex, limiting gender to the two possibilities of masculine or feminine. Considering the historical context and the question that are specific to the world of Ancient Greece, our analysis will permit us to cast light, in particular, on the strategies that Plato and Euripides drew on to disrupt the gender norms of the polis. Examining the texts allows us to argue that in antiquity, as well as in the contemporary world, albeit in different ways, discussions of gender relations are fitted primarily by the political discourse regarding these relations.

The objective of this essay is to situate Plato's critique of poetry in the Republic on its implicit conceptual base, giving visibility to important aspects postulated ab anteriori to the critique. The theological motivation for the defense and apprehension of Díke in its formal manifestation, on both political and individual levels, leads us to examine a morphism between the parts of the psyche and the polis. The principle of the insufficiency of the polis elements applied to the psyche leads to a more positive appreciation of the concupiscent part of the soul. However, that same portion of the soul is responsible for introducing luxury. And luxury in the individual's soul, or in the polis, is responsible for the need for defense and for a government to manage an aggregate of wide dimension. In a wide dimension psychism, or in an inflated polis for the satisfaction of superfluous needs, the need for resource management introduces a calculation principle which results in the rise of reason. However, the role of reason is to confine the concupiscent part of the soul, from where it comes, thus its paradoxical aspect. However, it is the calculation and the measure of the reason of rulers that impose, as a condition to come true, a formation which is very restrictive to the concupiscent part of the soul and is incompatible with the mimetic form of the poiesis. It is as if reason were a product of the desire aimed at suppressing it and as if poiesis were a means to resist desire from reason. ; O objetivo deste ensaio é situar a crítica de Platão à poesia na República nas suas bases conceituais implícitas, dando visibilidade para importantes aspectos postulados ab anteriori à crítica. A motivação teológica da defesa e da apreensão de Díke na sua manifestação formal, nos níveis individual e político, conduz ao exame de um morfismo entre as partes da psyché e da pólis. O princípio da insuficiência dos elementos da pólis aplicado à psyché conduz a uma apreciação mais positiva da parte concupiscente da alma. Todavia, essa mesma parte da alma é responsável pela introdução do luxo. E é o luxo na alma do indivíduo, ou na pólis, o responsável pela necessidade da defesa e de um governo para a gestão de um agregado de dimensão ampla. Em uma psyché de dimensão ampla, ou em uma pólis inchada para a satisfação de necessidades supérfluas, a necessária gestão dos recursos introduz um princípio de cálculo, o qual é responsável pelo aparecimento da razão. Mas, a atuação da razão é de contenção da parte concupiscente da qual se originou, donde seu aspecto paradoxal. Entretanto, são o cálculo e a medida da razão dos governantes os que impõem como condição para a sua realização uma formação que é muito restritiva para com a parte concupiscente da alma e que é incompatível com a forma mimética da poíesis. É como se a razão fosse um produto do desejo destinado a suprimi-lo, e a poíesis um meio de resistência do desejo à razão.

No mundo, milhões de animais vertebrados são utilizados, por ano, em pesquisas científicas. Embora vários países possuam, há décadas, uma legislação para regulamentar a experimentação animal, no Brasil havia uma lacuna legal. Nesse contexto, traçou-se um panorama histórico e comparativo da situação normativa brasileira. A referência utilizada foi a Lei 11.794/08, primeira legislação a especificamente regulamentar a experimentação animal. A lei determinou a adoção de práticas de pesquisa que prezem pelo bem-estar animal, pela redução do sofrimento e do número de espécimes utilizados, alinhando-se ao conceito dos "3Rs". Os efeitos da nova normatização só serão observados em alguns anos, quando todo o sistema regulatório for implantado e os dados estatísticos gerados estiverem disponíveis para análise. Ainda assim, percebe-se que a Lei 11.794/08 representa significativo avanço em face da incorporação de princípios norteadores que visam ao bem-estar animal e ao vácuo legislativo anteriormente existente. _______________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT ; Every year, millions of vertebrate animals are used worldwide in scientific research. Although many countries have already, for decades, legislation regulating experiments with animals, there was a legal gap in Brazil. In this context, a historical and comparative overview of Brazilian normative situation was drawn up. The reference used was the Law 11,794/08, the first legislation specifically regulating experiments with animal in the country. The Law established the adoption of research practices that value animal wellbeing by reducing suffering and the number of specimens used, aligning to the "3Rs" concept. The effects of the new regulation will only be observed in some years from now, when the entire regulatory system is implemented and generated statistical data are available for analysis. Still, it is clear that the Law 11.794/08 represents a major advance in the face of the incorporation of guiding principles aimed at animal wellbeing and the previously existing legal vacuum. _______________________________________________________________________________ RESUMEN ; En el mundo, millones de animales vertebrados son utilizados cada año en investigaciones científicas. Aunque varios países posean, desde hace décadas, una legislación para reglamentar la experimentación animal, en Brasil había vacío legal. En este contexto, se ha hecho un panorama histórico y un comparativo de la situación normativa brasileña. La referencia utilizada fue la Ley 11.794/08, primera legislación a regular específicamente la experimentación animal. La ley determiné la adopción de prácticas de investigación que objetiven el bienestar animal, mediante la reducción del sufrimiento y del número de especies utilizadas, adecuándose al concepto de las "3Rs". Los efectos de la nueva legislación sélo se observarán dentro de algunos años, cuando todo el sistema normativo sea implementado y los datos estadísticos generados estén disponibles para análisis. Aún así se observa que la Ley 11.794/08 representa un avance significativo ante la incorporación de princípios orientadores que objetivan el bienestar animal y el vacío legal anteriormente existente.