Geography, duality and complexity

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51359/2238-6211.2020.246342

Keywords:

Duality in the Geography, Complexity Theory, internal dialogues, new perspectives

Abstract

Duality is a feature of Western Knowledge and Geography, with moral and philosophical roots. Complexity theory brings new knowledges to understand dualisms, questioning hegemonies and unilateralities. Methodological (nomothetic-idiographic), scalar (global-local), thematic (physical-human) and epistemological (space-place) references were used. The rules and universality of space processes are not more important than the uniqueness and internal relations of the places that give rise to organizations and emergencies. Nonlinear local interactions can take on large proportions and affect the globality, with hierarchical classifications and descriptions becoming more flexible. The prior understanding of nature and society becomes secondary and inadequate due to the common archetype of the complex systems. The perspectives are for methodological, scalar, thematic and epistemological inter and intradisciplinary dialogues.

Author Biography

Rodrigo Dutra Gomes, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

possui graduação em Geografia, Licenciatura e bacharelado pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (2002), é Mestre (2005) e Doutor (2010) em Geografia pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas -UNICAMP. Atualmente desenvolve pesquisa de Pós-doutorado sobre a construção da relação entre Geografia e Teoria da Complexidade. Tem experiência na área de Geografia, com ênfase em Epistemologia em Geografia, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: abordagem sistêmica complexa, Complexidade, epistemologia em Geografia, planejamento e diagnóstico ambiental, teoria e dinâmica da paisagem.

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Published

2021-01-21

How to Cite

Gomes, R. D. (2021). Geography, duality and complexity. Revista De Geografia, 37(3), 444–466. https://doi.org/10.51359/2238-6211.2020.246342