On the debate about teleology in biology: the notion of "teleological obstacle"
Among the epistemological obstacles described by Gaston Bachelard, we contend that unitary and pragmatic knowledge is correlated to the teleological categories of Ernst Mayr and is the basis for prevailing debate on the notion of "function" in biology. Given the proximity of the aspects hi...
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| author | Manuel Gustavo Leitão Ribeiro Ariane Leites Larentis Lúcio Ayres Caldas Tomás Coelho Garcia Letícia Labati Terra Marcelo Hawrylak Herbst Rodrigo Volcan Almeida |
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| description | Among the epistemological obstacles described by Gaston Bachelard, we contend that unitary and pragmatic knowledge is correlated to the teleological categories of Ernst Mayr and is the basis for prevailing debate on the notion of "function" in biology. Given the proximity of the aspects highlighted by these authors, we propose to associate the role of teleological thinking in biology and the notion of unitary and pragmatic knowledge as an obstacle to scientific knowledge. Thus, teleological thinking persists acting as an epistemological obstacle in biology, according to Bachelardian terminology. Our investigation led us to formulate the "teleological obstacle," which we consider important for the future of biology and possibly other sciences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a510b3c172134268993b684f21c869722022-12-22T01:58:38ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo CruzHistória, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos1678-47582015-12-012241321133310.1590/S0104-59702015005000003S0104-59702015000401321On the debate about teleology in biology: the notion of "teleological obstacle"Manuel Gustavo Leitão RibeiroAriane Leites LarentisLúcio Ayres CaldasTomás Coelho GarciaLetícia Labati TerraMarcelo Hawrylak HerbstRodrigo Volcan AlmeidaAmong the epistemological obstacles described by Gaston Bachelard, we contend that unitary and pragmatic knowledge is correlated to the teleological categories of Ernst Mayr and is the basis for prevailing debate on the notion of "function" in biology. Given the proximity of the aspects highlighted by these authors, we propose to associate the role of teleological thinking in biology and the notion of unitary and pragmatic knowledge as an obstacle to scientific knowledge. Thus, teleological thinking persists acting as an epistemological obstacle in biology, according to Bachelardian terminology. Our investigation led us to formulate the "teleological obstacle," which we consider important for the future of biology and possibly other sciences.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702015000401321&lng=en&tlng=enGaston Bachelard (1884-1962)obstáculos epistemológicosErnst Mayr (1904-2005)teleologiateleonomia |
| spellingShingle | Manuel Gustavo Leitão Ribeiro Ariane Leites Larentis Lúcio Ayres Caldas Tomás Coelho Garcia Letícia Labati Terra Marcelo Hawrylak Herbst Rodrigo Volcan Almeida On the debate about teleology in biology: the notion of "teleological obstacle" História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) obstáculos epistemológicos Ernst Mayr (1904-2005) teleologia teleonomia |
| title | On the debate about teleology in biology: the notion of "teleological obstacle" |
| title_full | On the debate about teleology in biology: the notion of "teleological obstacle" |
| title_fullStr | On the debate about teleology in biology: the notion of "teleological obstacle" |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the debate about teleology in biology: the notion of "teleological obstacle" |
| title_short | On the debate about teleology in biology: the notion of "teleological obstacle" |
| title_sort | on the debate about teleology in biology the notion of teleological obstacle |
| topic | Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) obstáculos epistemológicos Ernst Mayr (1904-2005) teleologia teleonomia |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702015000401321&lng=en&tlng=en |
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