Teoria das representações sociais e racionalidades distintas: tensionamentos e sínteses entre a ciência e o senso comum

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss the relationships between the knowledge produced by science and those from common sense, based on the Social Representations Theory (SRT) with emphasis on the dialogical approach. It starts with the Serge Moscovici’s writings and seeks to establish relationships between his motivations for the proposition of the SRT and his defense of a rationality related to everyday knowledge. Considering authors of the SRT that highlight the socio-genetic, dynamic and dialogical character of social representations, we point differences between these knowledges, however, without considering them in a reduced and distanced way. Finally, it reflects on the relevance of the dialogical epistemology of social representations to overcome the dichotomies between these knowledges, highlighting the role of communication in this process. Key words: Social representations. Scientific knowledge. Dialogical epistemology. Communication.