Caracterização do discurso sobre a produção científica biológica brasileira na virada do século XIX: enunciados a partir de pesquisas acadêmicas
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This study focuses on Brazilian scientific production within the field of History and Philosophy of Biology (HPB). Drawing on sources from the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD) over ten years, we identify statements composing the discourse on Brazilian biological production at the turn of the nineteenth century, using Foucauldian discourse analysis. The material was divided into two discursive axes: European and Brazilian naturalists. Results highlight statements on the field/cabinet dichotomy, evolutionary theory, research objectives, and forms of representation, as well as the intertwining of Biology and Medicine, European epistemological influence, and eugenic discourse
Source: Khronos
Authors: Pedro Souza, Lavínia Schwantes, Mariana Amaro
Institution: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7204932416