Vol. 37 Núm. 1 (2017)
Artículos

Thomas Kuhn y la helmintología

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  • Martín Orensanz
Martín Orensanz
Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata - CONICET
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36446/af.2017.3

Publicado 2017-05-01

Palabras clave

  • Thomas Kuhn,
  • helmintología,
  • paradigma,
  • ejemplar,
  • matriz disciplinaria
  • Thomas Kuhn,
  • helminthology,
  • paradigm,
  • exemplar,
  • disciplinary matrix
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Resumen

La filosofía de la ciencia de Kuhn se ha utilizado en distintas áreas de la biología, y aquí examinamos la posibilidad utilizar dicha filosofía en la helmintología. Ofrecemos dos posibles interpretaciones de la historia de esa disciplina. En la primera de ellas, utilizamos únicamente los conceptos de la primera etapa de la obra de Kuhn. En la segunda interpretación, hacemos uso de los conceptos de matriz disciplinaria y ejemplar. Según la primera interpretación, la etapa preparadigmática de la helmintología se inició entre los siglos XVI y XVII inclusive, y continuó hasta la segunda mitad del siglo XIX, época en donde la helmintología adquiere su primer paradigma. Desde el punto de vista de la segunda interpretación, la primera matriz disciplinaria de la zoología fue inaugurada por Aristóteles, quien también proporcionó el primer “ejemplar” para el estudio de los helmintos.

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