Dos direitos culturais aos direitos epistêmicos reflexões a partir de conflitos entre saber biocientífico e patrimônio imaterial

Abstract

This paper examines frictions between bio-scientific and traditional knowledge in three dimensions: (1) traditional healing and caring practices and public health; (2) food heritage and food safety; (3) traditional agricultural systems and conservation policy. Drawing on conflicts observed in processes of recognition of cultural assets as intangible heritage in Brazil, the paper discusses whether epistemic rights can be guaranteed as cultural rights in contexts in which the nature/culture divide is blurred.

Keywords

• intangible heritage
• bio-scientific knowledge
• epistemic rights