Consilience and Macrophilosophy: contributions to a post-disciplinary Philosophy of Law

AutorRenato César Cardoso
Páginas2443-2455
Working Group: Philosophy of Law - Important issues • 2443
Consilience and Macrophilosophy
Contributions to a post-disciplinary Philosophy of Law
Renato César Cardoso
Abstract: This paper aims to address the problems brought about by the current
state of hyper-specialization in both science and philosophy, and analyzes two of
the most promising alternatives to the present situation of rigid disciplinarity:
Consilience and Macrophilosophy. Such analyses are then followed by a brief
evaluation on how these two proposals may connect with each other, and how
they relate to legal philosophy.
Keywords: Consilience, Macrophilosophy, Post-disciplinarity.
1. Introduction
Aphorisms of great genius can sometimes transcend their au-
thors; some words of wit may even become untraceable back to their
origins. Especially since there came the Internet.
Take this one for example: “A scientist is someone who seeks to
know ever more about ever less, until he knows absolutely everything,
about absolutely nothing.” This intriguing quote, in this form or in simi-
lar ones, has been credited simultaneously to many distinct individuals,
people such as Gandhi, William J. Mayo, Konrad Lorenz, Nicholas But-
lerandothersIonceevenheardafellowprofessoraributeittoawise
old doctor, from his unknown hometown.
The authenticity conundrum speaks volumes to the brilliance of
the idea: after all, a dull piece of text would never get so many distin-
guishing “authors”. Whoever he may be, the one who came up with
this clever jest grasped a very important point about the current state of
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