Esta Tese consiste em uma análise crítica da controvérsia e da sua racionalidade, a racionalidade soft, conforme concebidas por Marcelo Dascal. A controvérsia (com sua racionalidade do razoável) é uma das modalidades da tricotomia de tipos ideais de interações polêmicas de Dascal, a qual é formada, ainda, por discussão (e sua racionalidade hard) – modelo ideal de debate intelectual – e disputa (e sua irracionalidade). Embora as interações polêmicas sejam campo de atividade da racionalidade, na filosofia da ciência, visões idealizadas da prática científica caracterizaram as polêmicas como fenômenos marginais na história da ciência, ignorando-as como o âmbito próprio do desenvolvimento crítico do saber científico. As interações polêmicas, neste trabalho, são exploradas a partir de um referencial pragmático, pois Dascal indica a pragmática de base griceana como instrumental inicial de análise das controvérsias. Ao mesmo tempo em que se corrobora essa indicação, tenta-se mostrar que a pragmática griceana é adequada para este fim justamente por ser guiada por uma racionalidade soft (sendo o tema da racionalidade na pragmática pontuado, mas pouco explorado por Paul Grice). A tese proposta é de que a teoria de Dascal sobre a controvérsia e a racionalidade soft propicia uma releitura da atividade crítica na ciência (e da atividade crítica em geral) – antes concebida apenas nos termos da discussão e da disputa e de suas (ir)racionalidades – resgatando aspectos outrora ignorados, ou taxados como racionalmente intratáveis e relegados ao irracionalismo, e lançando novas perspectivas para o conhecimento e para nossas vidas. O foco no modelo hard de racionalidade ofuscou – e até negou – outras possibilidades para a razão. Contudo, já em Aristóteles há diferentes concepções de racionalidade (para diferentes conhecimentos), as quais contribuem até hoje para com a filosofia. Assim, busca-se averiguar, na comparação com Aristóteles, em que pontos a teoria das racionalidades Dascal é realmente inovadora. Objetiva-se, a partir da investigação da conceituação, do escopo de atuação e das estratégias empregadas pela controvérsia e sua racionalidade soft, apresentar as consequências filosóficas dessa polêmica e de sua racionalidade: a des-dicotomização, a dialética da tolerância, a viabilidade de conclusões razoáveis ou convincentes, a possibilidade da emersão de ideias inovadoras, a consideração do papel da audiência e do contexto nas polêmicas intelectuais (e nas polêmicas em geral). / This Thesis consists in a critical analysis of the controversy and its rationality, the soft rationality, as they are conceived by Marcelo Dascal. The controversy (and its soft rationality) is one type of the Dascal’s ideal types of polemical interactions trichotomy, which is formed, yet, by discussion (and its hard rationality) – the ideal intellectual debate model – and dispute (and its irrationality). Although the polemical interactions are field for rational activity of rationality, in the philosophy of science, ideal visions of scientific practice characterized the polemics as marginal phenomena in the history of science, ignoring them as the proper place for the critical development of the scientific knowledge. The polemical interactions, in this work, are explored by a pragmatical referential, because Dascal indicates the Grice-based pragmatics as the initial instrument for the analysis of the controversies. At the same time that we corroborate this indication, we try to show that the gricean pragmatics is proper to this aim precisely because it is guided by a soft rationality (the rationality issue is pointed, but little explored by Paul Grice). The propounded thesis is that the Dascal’s theory about the controversy and the soft rationality propitiate rereading about the critical activity in science (and about the critical activity in general). Previously, such an activity was conceived only in the terms of discussion and dispute and their (ir)rationalities – redeeming aspects that were ignored, or classified as rationally intractable, and relegated to irrationalism, and launching new perspectives for knowledge and for our lives. The focus on the hard model of rationality overshadowed – and even denied – other possibilities for reason. Nevertheless, already in Aristotle there are different conceptions of rationality (for different knowledges), which still contribute to philosophy. Therefore, we seek to ascertain Marcelo Dascal’s proposal with Aristotle’s, those points on which Dascal’s theory of rationality is innovating. We aim, at starting from the investigation about the conceptualization, the scope of work and the strategies employed by the controversy and its soft rationality, to present the philosophical consequences of this polemic and its rationality: the de-dichotomization, the dialectics of tolerance, the viability of reasonable or convincing conclusions, the possibility of innovating ideas emersion, the consideration of the roles of audience and context in intellectual polemics (and in polemics in general).

Esta Tese consiste em uma análise crítica da controvérsia e da sua racionalidade, a racionalidade soft, conforme concebidas por Marcelo Dascal. A controvérsia (com sua racionalidade do razoável) é uma das modalidades da tricotomia de tipos ideais de interações polêmicas de Dascal, a qual é formada, ainda, por discussão (e sua racionalidade hard) – modelo ideal de debate intelectual – e disputa (e sua irracionalidade). Embora as interações polêmicas sejam campo de atividade da racionalidade, na filosofia da ciência, visões idealizadas da prática científica caracterizaram as polêmicas como fenômenos marginais na história da ciência, ignorando-as como o âmbito próprio do desenvolvimento crítico do saber científico. As interações polêmicas, neste trabalho, são exploradas a partir de um referencial pragmático, pois Dascal indica a pragmática de base griceana como instrumental inicial de análise das controvérsias. Ao mesmo tempo em que se corrobora essa indicação, tenta-se mostrar que a pragmática griceana é adequada para este fim justamente por ser guiada por uma racionalidade soft (sendo o tema da racionalidade na pragmática pontuado, mas pouco explorado por Paul Grice). A tese proposta é de que a teoria de Dascal sobre a controvérsia e a racionalidade soft propicia uma releitura da atividade crítica na ciência (e da atividade crítica em geral) – antes concebida apenas nos termos da discussão e da disputa e de suas (ir)racionalidades – resgatando aspectos outrora ignorados, ou taxados como racionalmente intratáveis e relegados ao irracionalismo, e lançando novas perspectivas para o conhecimento e para nossas vidas. O foco no modelo hard de racionalidade ofuscou – e até negou – outras possibilidades para a razão. Contudo, já em Aristóteles há diferentes concepções de racionalidade (para diferentes conhecimentos), as quais contribuem até hoje para com a filosofia. Assim, busca-se averiguar, na comparação com Aristóteles, em que pontos a teoria das racionalidades Dascal é realmente inovadora. Objetiva-se, a partir da investigação da conceituação, do escopo de atuação e das estratégias empregadas pela controvérsia e sua racionalidade soft, apresentar as consequências filosóficas dessa polêmica e de sua racionalidade: a des-dicotomização, a dialética da tolerância, a viabilidade de conclusões razoáveis ou convincentes, a possibilidade da emersão de ideias inovadoras, a consideração do papel da audiência e do contexto nas polêmicas intelectuais (e nas polêmicas em geral). / This Thesis consists in a critical analysis of the controversy and its rationality, the soft rationality, as they are conceived by Marcelo Dascal. The controversy (and its soft rationality) is one type of the Dascal’s ideal types of polemical interactions trichotomy, which is formed, yet, by discussion (and its hard rationality) – the ideal intellectual debate model – and dispute (and its irrationality). Although the polemical interactions are field for rational activity of rationality, in the philosophy of science, ideal visions of scientific practice characterized the polemics as marginal phenomena in the history of science, ignoring them as the proper place for the critical development of the scientific knowledge. The polemical interactions, in this work, are explored by a pragmatical referential, because Dascal indicates the Grice-based pragmatics as the initial instrument for the analysis of the controversies. At the same time that we corroborate this indication, we try to show that the gricean pragmatics is proper to this aim precisely because it is guided by a soft rationality (the rationality issue is pointed, but little explored by Paul Grice). The propounded thesis is that the Dascal’s theory about the controversy and the soft rationality propitiate rereading about the critical activity in science (and about the critical activity in general). Previously, such an activity was conceived only in the terms of discussion and dispute and their (ir)rationalities – redeeming aspects that were ignored, or classified as rationally intractable, and relegated to irrationalism, and launching new perspectives for knowledge and for our lives. The focus on the hard model of rationality overshadowed – and even denied – other possibilities for reason. Nevertheless, already in Aristotle there are different conceptions of rationality (for different knowledges), which still contribute to philosophy. Therefore, we seek to ascertain Marcelo Dascal’s proposal with Aristotle’s, those points on which Dascal’s theory of rationality is innovating. We aim, at starting from the investigation about the conceptualization, the scope of work and the strategies employed by the controversy and its soft rationality, to present the philosophical consequences of this polemic and its rationality: the de-dichotomization, the dialectics of tolerance, the viability of reasonable or convincing conclusions, the possibility of innovating ideas emersion, the consideration of the roles of audience and context in intellectual polemics (and in polemics in general).

Syftet med den här studien är att undersöka hur metaforer och liknelser inverkar på ömsesidig förståelse i samtal. Som teoretisk utgångspunkt har jag använt Grices (1989) teori om konversationella implikaturer samt Lakoff & Johnsons (1980) teori om konceptuella metaforer, Stålhammars (1997) teori om förståelse av metaforer och Levinsons (1983) kritik av Grice för dennes påstående om metaforer som brott mot samarbetsprincipen vid konversation. Min analysmetod är samtalsanalys, Conversation Analysis. Materialet för uppsatsen består av transkriberade utdrag ur ett radioprogram som bjuder in lyssnare att ringa in och tala om ett förutbestämt ämne med programledaren och i det här fallet även en bisittare. Resultatet visar att det finns fall där metaforer går obemärkt förbi och inte skapar problem för den ömsesidiga förståelsen i samtalet, men det finns även exempel på att bruk av metaforer och liknelser försvårar förståelsen.

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The Semantic web was created for a purpose of conceptualization data available on the Internet. Through formalized representations, that are determined for data sharing and reusing, should have been its vision realized. Main aims of Semantic web are high exactness and relevance for searching question. The controversy and polysemy of the term "Semantic web" let us consider the question: "Where is the limit of involving semantic aspects provided on Semantic web?" Is it not only the amount of determinations of specific standards that are connected with data itself? The main aim of this thesis is the comparison of using terms on the Semantic web in semantic metadiscourse with traditional academic semiotics approaches appeared from pragmatic of Ch. S. Peirce, Ch. W. Morris and H. P. Grice. The thesis should help with mapping the problematic area that is connected with using terms like "meaning" and "understanding" and clarify the possibilities of the function of the Semantic web based on the semiotics conceptions.

The Semantic web was created for the conceptualization of data available on the Internet. Through formalized representations that are determined for data sharing and reusing, its vision should be achieved. One of the main aims of the Semantic web is to achieve answers to a searched question which demonstrates high exactness and relevance. The controversy and polysemy of the term "Semantic web" lets us consider the question: "What is the limit of involving semantic aspects provided on Semantic web?" Is it not only the amount of determinations of specific standards that are connected with data itself? The main aim of this thesis is to compare the use of the terminology appearing on the Semantic web in semantic metadiscourse with traditional academic semiotic approaches appearing from pragmatism of Ch. S. Peirce, Ch. W. Morris, and H. P. Grice. The main thesis aim is to clarify the function of semantic web, basically its function and its conception, by comparation academic's semiotics' approaches of pragmaticism Ch. S. Peirce and pragmatism H.P. Grice to help with mapping the problematic area which is connected with using terms such as "meaning," and "understanding," and to explore and make less confused the possibilities of the function of the Semantic web.

Ce travail s’attache à la construction textuelle du brevet d'invention (type de texte spécialisé très normé) par l’étude des contraintes pragmatiques le structurant et notamment celles le définissant comme une contribution au sens gricéen (Grice), post-gricéen (Nemo, Portuguès) ou non-gricéen (Clark et Schaefer). Il étudie ses stratégies textuelles, par exemple en termes de rhétorique de la revendication, en se penchant sur son format particulier dans lequel sont isolés des éléments récurrents et autonomes, les ensembles contributionnels, et leurs liaisons.La première partie présente l’approche contributionnelle du texte de brevet d’invention. Il s’agit d’une part de décrire le texte comme un objet contributionnel, et d’autre part de se demander dans quelle mesure la confrontation avec un texte hyperformaté conduit à reconsidérer les maximes (gricéennes) régulant les contributions. Le corpus d’étude est constitué d’une base textuelle de brevets d’invention transformée en base de données contributionnelles. L’analyse de celle-ci permet une modélisation contributionnelle du texte de brevet fondée sur des marqueurs délimitant des ensembles contributionnels soumis à un schéma général invariant, prédictible et reproductible. La phase de modélisation est l’occasion de reformuler une partie des maximes gricéennes encadrant la production d’ensembles contributionnels. Dans le cadre d’une conception plurisémique de l’interprétation, la fin de l’étude dégage les propriétés de la strate contributionnelle, en montrant notamment qu’à partir de la contrainte de complétude du texte en train de se construire et au travers des différentes sous-contributions qui le constituent se met en place une mécanique textuelle reposant sur des enchaînements contributionnels spécifiques aux textes formatés. Ces considérations sur la matière contributionnelle des textes permettent d’aborder les fondements d’une théorie contributionnelle du texte. / The present work looks into the textual construction of the patent (very standardized specialized type of text) by the study of pragmatical constraints which structure it and in particular of the constraints which define it as a contribution in a Gricean (Grice), post-Gricean (Nemo, Portuguès) and non-Gricean (Clark and Schaefer) meaning. This work studies the textual strategies involved, particularly in terms of the rhetoric of claiming, by examining over its particular format in which are isolated recurring and autonomous elements, - the contributional sets, and their connections.The first part presents a contributional approach of patents as texts, describing patent text as a contributional object and discussing the way the confrontation with hyper-formatted and strongly constrained textual data may lead to reconsider and reformulate contributional maxims. The corpus of study consists of a textual data base of patents which is then formatted into contributional data. The analysis of this contributional data allows a contributional modeling of the patent text based on markers which defined contributional groups subject to general master scheme which is invariable, predictable and reproducible. This phase of modeling provides an opportunity to partly reformulate the Gricean maxims which frame the production of the contributional groups. Using a plurisemic approach of interpretation, the end of the study intends to release the properties of the contributional layer, by showing in particular that the constraint of exhaustivity which is at work in the construction of the text through various sub-contributions leads to the emergence of a mechanical text, with its laws and constraints, based on contributional chains specific to very formatted texts and more general texts alike. These considerations on the contributional material of the texts allow an approach to the foundations of a contributional theory of text.

Ce travail s'attache à la construction textuelle du brevet d'invention (type de texte spécialisé très normé) par l'étude des contraintes pragmatiques le structurant et notamment celles le définissant comme une contribution au sens gricéen (Grice), post-gricéen (Nemo, Portuguès) ou non-gricéen (Clark et Schaefer). Il étudie ses stratégies textuelles, par exemple en termes de rhétorique de la revendication, en se penchant sur son format particulier dans lequel sont isolés des éléments récurrents et autonomes, les ensembles contributionnels, et leurs liaisons.La première partie présente l'approche contributionnelle du texte de brevet d'invention. Il s'agit d'une part de décrire le texte comme un objet contributionnel, et d'autre part de se demander dans quelle mesure la confrontation avec un texte hyperformaté conduit à reconsidérer les maximes (gricéennes) régulant les contributions. Le corpus d'étude est constitué d'une base textuelle de brevets d'invention transformée en base de données contributionnelles. L'analyse de celle-ci permet une modélisation contributionnelle du texte de brevet fondée sur des marqueurs délimitant des ensembles contributionnels soumis à un schéma général invariant, prédictible et reproductible. La phase de modélisation est l'occasion de reformuler une partie des maximes gricéennes encadrant la production d'ensembles contributionnels. Dans le cadre d'une conception plurisémique de l'interprétation, la fin de l'étude dégage les propriétés de la strate contributionnelle, en montrant notamment qu'à partir de la contrainte de complétude du texte en train de se construire et au travers des différentes sous-contributions qui le constituent se met en place une mécanique textuelle reposant sur des enchaînements contributionnels spécifiques aux textes formatés. Ces considérations sur la matière contributionnelle des textes permettent d'aborder les fondements d'une théorie contributionnelle du texte.