Sumários

What Makes Science Scientific? From Scientific Reasoning to Boundary-Work

19 Outubro 2026, 16:00 • Tiago José Ferreira Lapa da Silva


Scientific reasoning and methodological diversity.
The demarcation problem.
Science, law, and institutional authority.
Science as a historical and social practice.

Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, and the Standing of the Social Sciences

12 Outubro 2026, 16:00 • Tiago José Ferreira Lapa da Silva


- The social foundations of knowledge.
- Social construction and scientific reflexivity.
- The problem of induction and Popper's falsificationism
- The limits of falsification and beyond Popper.
- The central challenge for sociology.

Sociology and Epistemology

21 Setembro 2026, 16:00 • Tiago José Ferreira Lapa da Silva


Course Overview

Introduction to Ontology & Epistemology
Sociology of Knowledge
Theoretical Roots of the Sociology of Knowledge
Contemporary Perspectives
Reflection questions connecting ontology, epistemology, and sociology of knowledge.