Scientific Evolution of Philosophical Concepts of the Origins of Universe and Life

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https://doi.org/10.14195/1984-249X_31_16

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Modern Science, Filosofia, Pré-Socráticos, Universe, Life

Abstract

In order to demonstrate the great importance of Philosophy in the elaboration of current scientific theories, a parallel was drawn between concepts of pre-Socratic Philosophy and current modern theories. Thus, throughout this essay, the convergences between some elaborations developed by philosophers and their reinterpretation from a scientific point of view, supported by the scientific method and the present technological apparatuses, were exposed. In this sense, having as its core the reflection about the atomic theory of Leucippus and Democritus, we investigate the way in which atomism dialogues with the modern Atomic Theory to the Quantum Theory, through concepts of  Kosmos and Cosmology. In a second moment, origin of life theories were revisited from the pre-Socratic concepts of Psykhe. Finally, Philosophy and Science are brought together as possible and complementary tools for the restoration of the amplification of thought and investigative processes.

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Author Biographies

Cristina de Souza Agostini, UFMS

Graduated in Philosophy from the University of São Paulo (2005), graduated in Licenciatura from the University of São Paulo (2009), Master in Philosophy from the University of São Paulo (2008) and PhD in Philosophy from the University of São Paulo (2013), with Post-Doctorate in Classical-Greek Letters from the University of São Paulo. She is currently an adjunct professor at the Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. She has experience in the area of ​​Philosophy, with an emphasis on History of Ancient Philosophy, acting mainly on the following themes: Education, Plato, Aristophanes, Ancient Democracy and Comedy.

Isabel Porto da Silveira

Graduated in Oceanology from the Universidade Federal de Rio Grande (2007), Master in Meteorology from the National Institute for Space Research (2010) and PhD in Meteorology from the National Institute of Space Research (2014). She was a researcher at the University of Miami. She has experience in the area of Oceanography, with emphasis on Interaction of the Ocean with the Atmosphere, analysis of altimetric data and numerical modeling.

Cauê Cardoso Polla, Tradutor

Graduated in philosophy at the University of São Paulo in 2005. He completed his master's degree in philosophy at the same University in 2008, as well as a doctorate in 2013. He taught in the Psychology and Pedagogy courses at Universidade Paulista, as well as in the Philosophy and Psychology courses at the Universidade São Judas Tadeu. He was a professor at the Department of Philosophy of Education and Educational Sciences at the Faculty of Education of the Universidade de São Paulo. He is interested in the areas: History of Education from the 17th and 18th Centuries, Philosophy of Education with an emphasis on the 18th Century, History of Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy, Spanish-American and Contemporary Portuguese Poetry.

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2021-12-10

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Agostini, C. de S., Silveira, I. P. da, & Polla, C. C. (2021). Scientific Evolution of Philosophical Concepts of the Origins of Universe and Life. Revista Archai, (31). https://doi.org/10.14195/1984-249X_31_16

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