MITO E CIENCIA NAS INTERPRETAÇÕES SOBRE PAUL VIDAL DE LA BLACHE (myth and science in the interpretations about Paul Vidal de la Blache)
Abstract
O artigo em tela problematizará algumas das principais interpretações ao redor da Geografia de Paul Vidal de la Blache. Questionando-as à luz de uma análise histórica e epistemológica, a intenção maior é recuperar a riqueza do legado vidaliano no início do século XXI. Nesse sentido, quatro tópicos merecem destaque: o falso debate possibilismo-determinismo, o papel da geopolítica, a escala regional e o positivismo.Palavras-chave: Paul Vidal de la Blache, história do pensamento geográfico, Escola Francesa de Geografia.
ABSTRACT
This article discusses some of the main interpretations of Paul Vidal de la Blache’s geography through a historical and epistemological analysis. The purpose is take back his legacy at the beginning of XXIth century. In this sense, the most essential topics are considered: the false debate possibilism-determinism ; the role of the geopolitic ; the regional scale, and the positivism.
Key words: Paul Vidal de la Blache; history of geographical thought; French School of Geography.
RESUME
A travers d’une analyse historique et épistémologique, cet article veut interroger quelques interprétations les plus connues autour de la Géographie de Paul Vidal de la Blache. En soulignant le faux débat possibilisme-determinisme, le rôle de la géopolitique, l’échelle régionale et le positivisme, on veut récupérer la richesse de l’héritage vidalienne au début du XXIème siècle.
Mots-Clés: Paul Vidal de la Blache, Histoire de la pensée géographique, École Française de Géographie.
Published
13/08/2014
How to Cite
RIBEIRO, Guilherme da Silva.
MITO E CIENCIA NAS INTERPRETAÇÕES SOBRE PAUL VIDAL DE LA BLACHE (myth and science in the interpretations about Paul Vidal de la Blache).
Mercator, Fortaleza, v. 13, n. 2, p. 7 a 21, aug. 2014.
ISSN 1984-2201.
Available at: <http://www.mercator.ufc.br/mercator/article/view/1323>. Date accessed: 01 may 2025.
Section
ARTICLES
Keywords
Paul Vidal de la Blache; história do pensamento geográfico; Escola Francesa de Geografia; Lucien Febvre; Yves Lacoste
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