Conceito de causa e aquisição da linguagem causal

Abstract

The main theme of this thesis is the concept of cause and its possession. However, it is possible to understand the acquisition of concepts from the acquisition of language, in particular, the acquisition of philosophical concepts such as cause. Tugendhat said that such an acquisition occurs at some point in childhood. Strawson says that language, as well as philosophical concepts, we are not taught by specialized methodology. The two philosophers have similar views regarding the acquisition of both language and of philosophical concepts. For them, get to talking, talking, and get to understand the meaning of philosophical concepts through the use of observation of the use made by others and the correction that are submitted by the speech community. To examine the relationship between acquisition of philosophical concepts and language acquisition, it is important to show what is understood by both of them. First, it will feature the philosophical concepts in an attempt to distinguish them from others. Next, Will be presented some aspects about the acquisition of language, specifically the "phase of the whys," which is the period when they are supposed to acquire the concept of cause. We will see that the child initiates the acquisition of the concept of cause by the different responses that are given to it from the question "Why? . But it is not to be considered that the child is able to exercise their reflective attitude of a philosopher analyzing the concept of cause and not even as a normal adult already in possession of the concept of cause and drawing, somehow a responsible and correct analyze. We will conclude that there is a possibility to propose a relationship between the phase of "why" and the acquisition of the concept of cause, and it is also possible to mark the reflection of some peculiarities of the concept of cause in the process of language acquisition in childhood causal. Thus, the phase of "why" witness the beginning of the acquisition and ownership by the child of the concept in mentioned.