On the Limit of Science: Some considerations about morphology from the perspective of Schopenhauer's theory of science

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Gabriel Valladão Silva¹ 

[1] Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP;

关键词: Morfologia;    Filosofia da ciência;    Teoria das Ideias;   

DOI  :  10.5902/2179378633960

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In his main work, Arthur Schopenhauer presents us a coherent and systematic theory of science. Nonetheless, amongst the natural sciences, there is one subject that, apparently, doesn't receive much attention from the philosopher: morphology. The goal of this paper is to situate morphology more precisely inside Schopenhauer's theory of science, pointing out the possible difficulties that the author might have met while trying to fit them consistently in the latter. To that end, we will firstly present the schopenhauerian theory of science in its more general traits; subsequently, we will try to gain a perspective on the many problems that involved morphology at the time, and on the way through which Schopenhauer introduces himself in this discussion. Thus, we will see that Schopenhauer is not at all a stranger to this debate, but that, on the contrary, it is possible to find reflexes of it throughout many moments of his thought, which transcend the scope of the mere theory of science

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