Abstract:
Our work considers some elements of the theory of Humberto Maturana, founder of Biology of Knowledge that we believe are essential for the development of a scientific epistemology that can provide evidence and possibly overcome, or attempt to overcome, the dichotomy nature/culture and biological/sociological approaches and also consider their implications for education. That means, some relevant elements of Maturana’s theory described in the work Biology of social phenomena are approached, and the possibility of its immediate applicability in education considered in the work A study of current biology education in the knowledge perspective. These readings are relevant because Maturana’s theory redevelops the importance of experience as a promoter of knowledge and thus the development in education of concrete considerations to offer us a deeper reading of the described theory. We conclude with a brief pedagogical consideration.
Keywords:
Humberto Maturana; Epistemology; Biology of knowledge; Education