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Authors

  • Lourdes Aparecida Della Justina
  • Nadir Ferrari Departamento de Biologia Celular, Embriologia e Genética - CCB/UFSC

Abstract

Gaston Bachelard's philosophy of science and epistemology are of great importance in the study of the history of scientific knowledge, in the areas of physics, chemistry and mathematics, and represent also a contribution to the understanding of both: the evolution of biological sciences and biology education. Nowadays, manu scholars are directing their attention to his works. The concept of rupture is used by Bachelard as opposed to continuity in the process of the construction of scientific knowledge. Epistemological obstacle, in its turn, is considered as a difficulty that must be overcome so that new concepts can be apprehended. Mendel's theory of inheritance is one example of rupture, as its acceptance led to the rejection of previous conceptions, particularly of pangenesis. The impossibility of scientific neutrality, intrinsic to any theory or epistemology, is currently discussed in contemporary science, history, philosophy, and other areas of knowledge. Thus, it must also be discussed in science education. The study of Bachelard's ideas contributes to the comprehension of the construction of knowledge, from both historical and educational points of view.

Author Biographies

Lourdes Aparecida Della Justina

Possui Graduação em Ciências Biológicas Licenciatura pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria e Mestrado em Educação - Ensino de Ciências pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

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Nadir Ferrari, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Embriologia e Genética - CCB/UFSC

Possui Graduação em Farmácia e Bioquímica pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Mestrado em Genética pela Universidade Federal do Paraná e Doutorado em Genética Humana pela Oxford University.

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Published

2000-01-01

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2000)

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