The Complexity of Environmental Law: Interfaces between Complex Thinking, Scientific Revolutions, and Legal Multidisciplinarity
The Complexity of Environmental Law: Interfaces between Complex Thinking, Scientific Revolutions, and Legal Multidisciplinarity
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https://doi.org/10.51473/rcmos.v1i1.2026.2113Keywords:
Environmental Law; Complex Thinking; Scientific Revolutions; Environmental Principles; Multidisciplinarity.Abstract
This paper analyzes Environmental Law as a third-generation right, linking it with Edgar Morin's concept of complex thinking and Thomas Kuhn's scientific revolutions theory. Environmental Law is discussed here as a multidisciplinary field that requires a theoretical and practical transdisciplinary approach due to its intrinsic complexity and interdependence with various fields of knowledge. In this context, the study explores how complex thinking contributes to understanding systemic relations in Environmental Law and how the theory of scientific revolutions helps analyze paradigm shifts in the legal domain. Additionally, the paper addresses the constitutional principles and norms that underpin the application and interpretation of Environmental Law in Brazil. Through this analysis, it seeks to highlight the importance of integrated paradigms to overcome contemporary environmental challenges.
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