Milton Santos’ Contribution to the Epistemological Debate in Geography

This article aims to approach Milton Santos’ contribution for the insertion of theoretical debates within the field of geography, through five books: Por una geografía nueva (The Active Role of Geography: A Manifesto); Espacio dividido (The Shared Space); Espacio, técnica y tiempo (Space, Technical...

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Author: Oliveira-Neto, Thiago
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2018
Country:Costa Rica
Institution:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repository:Portal de Revistas UNA
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/10679
Online Access:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/geografica/article/view/10679
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Epistemology, geography, Milton Santos.
Epistemología, geografía, Milton Santos.
Epistemologia, geografia, Milton Santos.
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Summary:This article aims to approach Milton Santos’ contribution for the insertion of theoretical debates within the field of geography, through five books: Por una geografía nueva (The Active Role of Geography: A Manifesto); Espacio dividido (The Shared Space); Espacio, técnica y tiempo (Space, Technical and Time); Naturaleza del espacio (The Nature of Space); Por otra globalización (Toward an Other Globalization: From the Single Thought to Universal Conscience). In this context were highlighted some topics the author worked on: space, territory, and technique, present in the works to a greater or lesser expressiveness.