UMA CRÍTICA AO CONCEITO DE ABISMO GNOSEOLÓGICO NA TEORIA RETÓRICA DE JOÃO MAURÍCIO ADEODATO

The notion of gnoseological abyss, in conjunction with that of axiological abyss, forms the epistemological basis of João Maurício Adeodato's rethorical theory. It is a part of his theoretical foundations and plays a role in supporting the author's thesis about the impossibility of absolute communication, immutable truths and the idea of a legal ethology. In this article we purport to demonstrate that the notion of gnoseological abyss relies on a view of language as representation, and assumes an ontology common to the Western tradition when it comes to the theory of mind. We argue, following Wittgenstein's late philosophy, that such assumptions go against Adeodato's own positions.