Prospecção de cenários para o ensino de Filosofia da Administração: Negócios ou sabedoria prática?

This study aims to discuss the paradigms that guide the production of philosophical knowledge in the field of organizational studies and, consequently, the possible directions that the teaching and learning of the Philosophy of Administration discipline for Business Management courses can take in prospecting scenarios about the Brazilian reality, especially during periods of acute crisis and post-crisis such as that resulting from COVID-19. Using the methodology of Rhetorical Criticism and the procedures of the Bazanini Method in the Teaching of Philosophy, proposals consistent with Max Weber's approach to Comprehensive Sociology, accompanied by the Focus Group technique, the evolution and peculiarities of the discipline were addressed, leading to the question: in the post-pandemic scenario we will face, will it be possible to contemplate the humanistic and pragmatic aspects in the teaching and learning of the Philosophy of Administration discipline, using the Stakeholders Capitalism model as a reference? The results of the discussions suggest that the pillars of the Stakeholder Capitalism model, from the ontological and epistemological perspective of the Stakeholder Theory paradigm—characterized by a positivist and utilitarian conception of the relationships between the agents involved in the undertaking—by omitting the non-pragmatic demands of the social context, constitute yet another intellectual fad, in which philosophy is replaced by mere rhetorical procedure and transformed into comforting philosophism. The contribution of this critical essay lies in analytically debating scenario planning based on theory and the nuances of practical wisdom in teaching and learning within the field of organizational studies.