COGNITIO-ESTUDOS

Revista Eletrônica de Filosofia
Philosophy Eletronic Journal
ISSN 1809-8428

São Paulo: Center for Pragmatism Studies
Philosophy Graduate Program
Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
Available in <http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitio>

Vol. 13, nº.1, January-June 2016

EDITORIAL

Throughout its twelve years of publication, COGNITIO-ESTUDOS achieved its mark on the national philosophical scene as a space for philosophical dialogue and diversity among students, graduate students and doctors. It translates the pragmatist spirit bequeathed by its founders in the 19th century, who dared breathe new life into the philosophical activity, blending different elements of European thought with Modern Science, and creating a productive field of theoretical reflections that we now explore.

An example is this first 2016 issue, which our readers can now access. Continuing a trend observed in previous issues, there is a growing interest among scholars in exploring pragmatism on various contemporary thinking fronts, from ethics and politics to the philosophy of language and epistemology, without losing sight of the references to tradition.

Within the realm of classic pragmatism, two articles in this issue contribute to John Dewey's critical fortune in Brazil. In "O Naturalismo em Dewey," Caio César Cabral (USP) explores aspects of the naturalist philosophy of the North American philosopher, a Darwinian-inspired thesis, in comparison with Edward Tolman's behaviorism and Hume's concept of habit. Language, in turn, is the object of the study by Rodrigo Augusto de Souza (UFPR) in "A Concepção de Linguagem em John Dewey," specifically this philosopher's reflection on the relationship between language and thought, with interesting parallels with Wittgenstein, as well as its connections with Peircean semiotics.

Still dealing with language, but within the tradition of hermeneutics, Vinicius Oliveira Sanfelice (Unicamp/Fespesp) in the article "Hermenêutica Crítica?" revisits Paul Ricœur's stand on the debate between Habermas and Gadamer, to show that the hermeneutic review proposed by the Frenchman is a step backward in the ontological desires of this doctrine.

Another contemporary debate, now involving Habermas and Rawls on justice and morality, is the theme of "Rawls e Habermas: Conciliação no Pragmatismo," a collective writing by the Ethics Study Group of the PUC-SP Center for Pragmatism Studies. In the text, the authors explore the influence of Peircean pragmatism on both authors.

The social sphere returns as an object of reflection in "Liberdade como Resistência," a text by Thiago Ferreira Pinto (Universidade de Brasília - UnB), specifically on the articulation of the concepts of freedom, suffering and resistance, within the context of the Hegelian critique of Modernity. Readers involved with Hegel - another major influence of pragmatists, it should be remembered - will also be interested in the work by Michele Borges Heldt (Unisinos/CAPES/PROSUP), "O Idealismo Objetivo de Vittorio Hösle," comprising a thorough reading of a chapter of O Sistema de Hegel, by this author.

Finally, we highlight two texts regarding important analytical philosophers, who pragmatism scholars will certainly recognize as long-standing interlocutors. In "Conteúdo Conceitual em McDowell," Cínthia Roso Oliveira (Unisinos/CAPES) and César Meurer (Unisinos) make a critique of John McDowell's conceptualism, while Alexandre M. Fonseca (UFSM) publishes his translation of "O Desenvolvimento do Externalismo Semântico," by philosopher Hilary Putnam, who passed away last March. The issue is concluded with a review of Interfaces da Filosofia Contemporânea, containing texts on the dialogue between Philosophy and (other) sciences. We offer to you, our reader, the continuity of this lasting dialogue.

José Renato Salatiel
UFES/CAPES-PNPD