Do pensamento do adulto e da sua projeção na universidade e no mundo

Abstract

Taking into account: 1) topics of the contemporary society, especially those concerned with the three first global risks ranked by severity over the short term (2 years) (misinformation and disinformation, extreme weather events and societal polarization)(WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, 2024); 2) the University reading and writing demands; 3) the difference between interpretation and reproduction in academic writing; 4) the non-necessary coincidence between the written formstructure and the order of the steps of its underlying creationin scientific papers; 5) the futures of Education (UNESCO,2022);and, finally,6) the distinction between originality, creativity and innovation in scientific research, the development of thought towards the adult thought is discussed due to the age of the target publicof this journal. This means that, in the different cited scenarios, a necessary transition from a dual and absolute thought to a more mature one, including, among others, relativity, contradiction and a dialectic synthesis isrequired.