Analysis of the text of a textbook of biology oriented by actor-network theory: a study on the theme “biological evolution”

Authors

  • Francisco Ângelo Coutinho Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - Pampulha - Belo Horizonte – MG. CEP 31270-901
  • Fábio Augusto Rodrigues e Silva Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto Rua Diogo de Vasconcelos, 122 – Pilar – Ouro Preto – MG. CEP 25400-000

Keywords:

Science and religion, Actor-Network Theory, Latour, diversity.

Abstract

In this paper we present a strategy for analyzing the text of the textbook based on principles of Actor-Network Theory. This theory seeks to understand central claims about knowledge, subjectivity, society and nature, as effects of an interaction network. By analyzing the argumentative strategies employed by the authors of the text analyzed, we found that there is a process of strengthening the scientific explanation that construct a conception of science and which leaves religious conceptions isolated. In this process, the authors establish a network that exclude religious explanation of the field of rationality and interdict the rationality of religion. We wondered whether this is the best attitude when considering the diversity present in school.

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Published

2014-12-31

How to Cite

Coutinho, F. Ângelo, & Silva, F. A. R. e. (2014). Analysis of the text of a textbook of biology oriented by actor-network theory: a study on the theme “biological evolution”. Investigations in Science Education, 19(3), 531–539. Retrieved from https://ienci.if.ufrgs.br/index.php/ienci/article/view/69

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2014): December of 2014

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