SOCIAL EPISTEMOLOGY AND SCIENTIFIC MISINFORMATION: PERSPECTIVES FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION

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https://doi.org/10.1590/

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Epistemologia Social, Desinformação Científica, Educação em Ciências

Abstract

This work aims to contribute to the production of knowledge in the field of ​​Science Education concerning the presentation of a theoretical-conceptual proposal, materialized as a set of concepts and criteria to analyze the reliability and credibility of supposedly scientific claims disseminated in the Internet and social media. The theoretical foundation of the proposal has as its main assumption that, in the current context of post-truth media, we are all epistemologically dependent on each other. The theoretical support that underlies the proposal is based on works in Social Epistemology, mainly those of John Hardwig, Elisabeth Anderson, Helen Longino and Alvin Goldman, and its developments in the field of ​​Science Education by Stephen Norris and Douglas Allchin.

Author Biography

  • Silvia Fernanda de Mendonça Figueirôa, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

    Geóloga pela Universidade de São Paulo (1981), mestre (1987) e doutora (1992) em História Social pela Universidade de São Paulo, ambos na especialidade da História das Ciências. Obteve a livre-docência em 2001 na Universidade Estadual de Campinas e tornou-se professora-titular em 2006. Seu pós-doutorado foi junto ao Centre Alexandre Koyré dHistoire des Sciences et des Techniques (França, 2002). De 1987 até 2013 foi docente do Instituto de Geociências da UNICAMP, onde exerceu o cargo de Diretora (2009-2013). A partir de 2014, passou à Faculdade de Educação da UNICAMP. Tem experiência na área de História, com ênfase em História das Ciências, assim em Ensino de (Geo)Ciências e na temática de arquivos científicos, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: História das ciências e das Geociências, com ênfase no Brasil; relações entre história das ciências e ensino; documentação científica / tecnológica. Atua na graduação e na pós-graduação, orientando pesquisas de iniciação científica, mestrado e doutorado, bem somo supervisionando pós-doutorados. Participa das seguintes associações científicas: Membro, desde 1987, da International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO? IUPHS/IUGS), ocupando a presidência de 2008 a 2012; Presidente da Sociedade Latino-americana de História da Ciência e da Tecnologia (SLHCT) (1995-1998); Councillor (1997-1999 e 2015-2017), President-ellect (1999-2001) e President (2001-2002) da History of Earth Sciences Society (HESS); Presidente da International Commission ?Science & Empires? (IUPHS-DHS) (2001 a 2005). Membro Correspondente da International Academy of the History of Sciences (IAHS) (a partir de 2019). Tem dois filhos, nascidos em 1993 e 1999 (#parentinscience).

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Published

2025-03-11

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Vol. 26 No. 1 (2024): Ensaio Pesquisa em Educação em Ciências

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THEORETICAL ARTICLE