Uma análise do livreto Introdução ao conhecimento da esfera, de Lacroix, por meio da hermenêutica de profundidade.

Abstract

This research aims to present an analysis of the booklet Introduction to the knowledge of the sphere (Introduction a la connaissance de la sphère) of the French author Sylvestre-François Lacroix. The copy that was used is a translation into Portuguese made from the fourth edition of the original work of 1872. The analysis we propose is based on the theoretical-methodological referential of Depth Hermeneutics, as proposed by John B. Thompson, for the analysis of symbolic forms. This referential is presented under three phases of analysis: socio-historical analysis, descriptive analysis and interpretation/reinterpretation. Some authors were used so that Lacroix's booklet could be considered as a symbolic form, since like any symbol, it has an intentional character and can be interpreted.