Contours of the Cognizant Observer: an Environmental Perspective

Authors

  • David Malheiro Fadul UFPR
  • José Edmilson de Souza-Lima UFPR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v34i0.37585

Keywords:

epistemology, cognizant observer, coevolution

Abstract

In this article, one seeks to explore the limits of current conceptions about the cognizant observer, specifically regarding environmental research. The purpose of this article is to explore the concept of cognizant observer keeping in view the specific needs of environmental research. In this sense, we inform that all concepts and elaborations of this study should be understood as inspirations and not preformed models. Finally, we show the possibility of the field of knowledge be derived from the cognizant observers that compose it.

Author Biographies

David Malheiro Fadul, UFPR

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento (PPGMADE), Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brasil.

José Edmilson de Souza-Lima, UFPR

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento (PPGMADE), Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brasil.

Published

2015-08-11

How to Cite

Fadul, D. M., & de Souza-Lima, J. E. (2015). Contours of the Cognizant Observer: an Environmental Perspective. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 34. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v34i0.37585

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