A fundamentação da epistemologia plural na perspectiva de jogos de linguagem em Wittgenstein

Abstract

The monograph reflects on the theme: The foundation of plural epistemology from the perspective of language games in Wittgenstein. The study is based on an approach that recognizes the diversity and complexity of modes of knowledge. The philosopher proposes a vision of epistemology that goes beyond the search for universal and absolute truths. For Wittgenstein, knowledge is constructed and shared through language games, that is, social and discursive practices that establish meanings and rules within specific contexts. Hence, his theory is considered a plural epistemology. In this sense, plural epistemology highlights the variety of ways of knowing and understanding the world, valuing the multiple languages and perspectives that exist within knowledge. This approach opens space for reflection on the relativity of knowledge, questioning the idea of a single, objective truth. Through language games, different communities and cultures construct their own systems of meaning and knowledge, enabling a broader and more inclusive understanding of reality. Thus, plural epistemology, based on language games, proposes a dynamic vision of the ecology of knowledge. Thus, this research presents a proposal for the recovery of local knowledges that were once delegitimized by narratives of scientific knowledge. Since all total knowledge is local, the research also calls for a debate on Afro-Mozambican plural epistemology, reflected in light of bilingual education—that is, part of the teaching model implemented in the country—to recover the value of knowledge in national languages, understanding that there is always an opaque epistemology in each language. However, the research proposes an Afro-Mozambican epistemology based on the regional ecology of knowledge.