ABSTRACT: This essay is situated in the field of metaphilosophy and the philosophy of meaning, proposing an investigation into the limits and possibilities of thought when confronted with paradoxical forms of signification. The central problem consists of examining whether meaning can be produced outside the classical coordinates of identity, location, and measurement, especially when it mobilizes notions such as the unspeakable, non-place, and nothingness. The general objective is to analyze the status of meaning under conditions of conceptual destabilization, with the following specific objectives: (i) to understand the role of paradox as a philosophical operator; (ii) to examine the unspeakable as a space to produce meaning; and (iii) to evaluate the limits of reason when displaced from its usual references. The methodology adopted is theoretical-reflexive and meta-epistemological, structured around the metaphor of the autopsy of the senses, conceived as a conceptual device for the analytical dissection of the internal operations of thought, explicitly provisional and without any claim to systematic closure. The investigation finds that paradox is not a mere logical flaw, but a productive structure capable of reconfiguring the field of meaning. As a result, this study argues that reason, when moving beyond its classical frameworks, does not weaken, but expands its field of investigation, especially in its capacity to inhabit the unspeakable and to sustain the permanent openness of thought.
Authors: BRANDÃO, Iraê César
DOI: 10.29327/7779908
Publish Year: 2026
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