Metacognição como metassemiose: uma perspectiva externalista ativa a partir de Peirce nas práticas de improvisação musical e dança coreografada

Abstract

This thesis investigates theoretical fragmentation in the field of metacognition, whose internalist models prove insufficient to capture the dynamics of real-time creative practices such as dance and musical improvisation. The objective is to develop a theory based on C.S. Peirce's semiotics, called metasemiosis, whose relevance lies in overcoming the mind-body dualism and offering a framework that unifies representation, mind, cognition, and metacognition into a single model. The approach employs the methodologies of Theoretical Synthesis and Theory Construction, integrated with multiple case studies (dance, rap, repente, and instrumental improvisation) analyzed via ELAN software and semi-structured interviews. The results indicate that metacognition operates as an active and distributed externalist process, in which semiotic artifacts such as gestures function as tools for diagrammatic reasoning that reduce cognitive load and enable real-time monitoring. It is concluded that the mind constitutes an active externalist phenomenon, implying that learning and creativity depend on coordination with niches of semiotic artifacts, with impacts on educational and technological strategies.