The control of nature and the origins of the dichotomy between fact and value
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Resumo: | My objective is to reflect on a distinction that is fundamental to the origin of a central aspect of current scientific practices. These practices, those which we are accustomed to call the practices of modern science, represent the development, and (as foreseen by Bacon in the New Atlantis) the complexification and specialization of a practice, a particular way of dealing with questions about nature, which arose and was consolidated in the 16th and 17th centuries. The articulation of this practice depended on the distinction between fact and value, which emerged in the first half of the 17th century in the works of Francis Bacon, Galileo Galilei, René Descartes and Blaise Pascal. I will show that the distinction between fact and value underlies the modern conception of the domination (control) of nature, a conception that, following subsequent developments, has ended up being taken to be a central value that orients scientific knowledge and technical/technological development. |
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The control of nature and the origins of the dichotomy between fact and value O controle da natureza e as origens da dicotomia entre fato e valor Dicotomia fato^i1^svaControle da naturezaCiência modernaFrancis BaconGalileu GalileiRené DescartesBlaise PascalDavid HumeFact^i2^svalue dichotControl of natureModern scienceFrancis BaconGalileo GalileiRené DescartesBlaise Pascalvid Hume My objective is to reflect on a distinction that is fundamental to the origin of a central aspect of current scientific practices. These practices, those which we are accustomed to call the practices of modern science, represent the development, and (as foreseen by Bacon in the New Atlantis) the complexification and specialization of a practice, a particular way of dealing with questions about nature, which arose and was consolidated in the 16th and 17th centuries. The articulation of this practice depended on the distinction between fact and value, which emerged in the first half of the 17th century in the works of Francis Bacon, Galileo Galilei, René Descartes and Blaise Pascal. I will show that the distinction between fact and value underlies the modern conception of the domination (control) of nature, a conception that, following subsequent developments, has ended up being taken to be a central value that orients scientific knowledge and technical/technological development. Meu objetivo será refletir sobre uma distinção que é fundamental para a origem de um aspecto central das práticas científicas atuais. Essas práticas, que costumamos chamar de práticas da ciência moderna, representam o desenvolvimento, a complexificação e a especialização (estas últimas já previstas por Bacon na utopia Nova Atlântida) de uma prática, de um modo particular de tratar das questões naturais, que surgiu e se consolidou nos séculos XVI e XVII. A articulação dessa prática depende da distinção entre fato e valor, elaborada na primeira metade do século XVII nos trabalhos de Francis Bacon, Galileu Galilei, René Descartes e Blaise Pascal. Como mostrarei, a distinção entre fato e valor está na raiz da concepção moderna de domínio (controle) da natureza, concepção que acabou sendo tomada, no desenvolvimento posterior, como um valor central que direciona o conhecimento científico e o desenvolvimento técnico/tecnológico. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas2006-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ss/article/view/1108310.1590/S1678-31662006000300006Scientiae Studia; Vol. 4 No. 3 (2006); 453-472Scientiae Studia; Vol. 4 Núm. 3 (2006); 453-472Scientiae Studia; v. 4 n. 3 (2006); 453-4722316-89941678-3166reponame:Scientiae Studia (Online)instname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPporhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ss/article/view/11083/12851Mariconda, Pablo Rubéninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2014-09-08T10:59:03Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/11083Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=1678-3166&lng=pt&nrm=isoPUBhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ss/oaiariconda@usp.br2316-89941678-3166opendoar:2014-09-08T10:59:03Scientiae Studia (Online) - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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The control of nature and the origins of the dichotomy between fact and value O controle da natureza e as origens da dicotomia entre fato e valor |
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The control of nature and the origins of the dichotomy between fact and value |
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The control of nature and the origins of the dichotomy between fact and value Mariconda, Pablo Rubén Dicotomia fato^i1^sva Controle da natureza Ciência moderna Francis Bacon Galileu Galilei René Descartes Blaise Pascal David Hume Fact^i2^svalue dichot Control of nature Modern science Francis Bacon Galileo Galilei René Descartes Blaise Pascal vid Hume |
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The control of nature and the origins of the dichotomy between fact and value |
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The control of nature and the origins of the dichotomy between fact and value |
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The control of nature and the origins of the dichotomy between fact and value |
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The control of nature and the origins of the dichotomy between fact and value |
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The control of nature and the origins of the dichotomy between fact and value |
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Mariconda, Pablo Rubén |
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Mariconda, Pablo Rubén |
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Mariconda, Pablo Rubén |
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Dicotomia fato^i1^sva Controle da natureza Ciência moderna Francis Bacon Galileu Galilei René Descartes Blaise Pascal David Hume Fact^i2^svalue dichot Control of nature Modern science Francis Bacon Galileo Galilei René Descartes Blaise Pascal vid Hume |
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Dicotomia fato^i1^sva Controle da natureza Ciência moderna Francis Bacon Galileu Galilei René Descartes Blaise Pascal David Hume Fact^i2^svalue dichot Control of nature Modern science Francis Bacon Galileo Galilei René Descartes Blaise Pascal vid Hume |
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My objective is to reflect on a distinction that is fundamental to the origin of a central aspect of current scientific practices. These practices, those which we are accustomed to call the practices of modern science, represent the development, and (as foreseen by Bacon in the New Atlantis) the complexification and specialization of a practice, a particular way of dealing with questions about nature, which arose and was consolidated in the 16th and 17th centuries. The articulation of this practice depended on the distinction between fact and value, which emerged in the first half of the 17th century in the works of Francis Bacon, Galileo Galilei, René Descartes and Blaise Pascal. I will show that the distinction between fact and value underlies the modern conception of the domination (control) of nature, a conception that, following subsequent developments, has ended up being taken to be a central value that orients scientific knowledge and technical/technological development. |
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Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas |
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