Georges Canguilhem and Historical Epistemology:: Precursor Virus and Chance in Science
The movement that is currently called Historical Epistemology has as one of its main precursors the French philosopher Georges Canguilhem, who together with Gaston Bachelard understood that science cannot be understood except in the historical context in which it develops. This article proposes to p...
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I10-R341-article-345992025-01-01T00:41:33Z Georges Canguilhem and Historical Epistemology:: Precursor Virus and Chance in Science Georges Canguilhem y la Epistemología Histórica: El virus del precursor y el azar en ciencia Silveira, Shubert Georges Canguilhem epistemología histórica virus del precursor azar en ciencia Georges Canguilhem Historical Epistemology precursor virus chance in science The movement that is currently called Historical Epistemology has as one of its main precursors the French philosopher Georges Canguilhem, who together with Gaston Bachelard understood that science cannot be understood except in the historical context in which it develops. This article proposes to present two key concepts in Canguilhem's thought that define him as a thinker of the first period of Historical Epistemology in the French sphere. These ideas are the virus of the precursor and the notion of chance in science. The first concept indicates that the history of science is not a mere line where the truth is revealed little by little, by virtue of great discoverers, and in which the same idea finds antecedents in other cultural, social and epistemic contexts. On the other hand, we find the notion of chance in science, which, for Canguilhem, is an idea that tends to sweeten discoveries or scientific proposals, disguising them as fortuitous. El movimento que actualmente se denomina Epistemología Histórica tiene como uno de sus principales precursores al filósofo francés Georges Canguilhem, quien junto a Gaston Bachelard entendió que la ciencia no puede ser comprendida sino en el contexto histórico en que se desarrolla. Este artículo propone presentar dos conceptos clave en el pensamiento de Canguilhem que lo definen como un pensador de la primera etapa de la Epistemología Histórica en suelo francés. Estas ideas son el virus del precursor y la noción de que no existe el azar o la casualidad en la ciencia. El primer concepto señala que la historia de la ciencia no es una mera línea donde la verdad se va develando poco a poco en virtud de grandes descubridores y en la cual una misma idea encuentra antecedentes en otros contextos culturales, sociales y epistémicos. Por otro lado encontramos la noción de azar en la ciencia, la cual, para Canguilhem es una idea que tiende a edulcorar los descubrimientos o propuestas científicas, dizfrazándolos de fortuitos. Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades 2024-12-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/afjor/article/view/34599 10.61377/ehc.34599 Epistemología e Historia de la Ciencia; Vol. 8 No. 1 (2024): Epistemología e Historia de la Ciencia (versión preliminar) Epistemología e Historia de la Ciencia; Vol. 8 Núm. 1 (2024): Epistemología e Historia de la Ciencia (versión preliminar) Epistemología e Historia de la Ciencia; v. 8 n. 1 (2024): Epistemología e Historia de la Ciencia (versión preliminar) 2525-1198 10.61377/ehc.20248.1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/afjor/article/view/34599/48381 Derechos de autor 2024 Shubert Silveira https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
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The movement that is currently called Historical Epistemology has as one of its main precursors the French philosopher Georges Canguilhem, who together with Gaston Bachelard understood that science cannot be understood except in the historical context in which it develops.
This article proposes to present two key concepts in Canguilhem's thought that define him as a thinker of the first period of Historical Epistemology in the French sphere. These ideas are the virus of the precursor and the notion of chance in science.
The first concept indicates that the history of science is not a mere line where the truth is revealed little by little, by virtue of great discoverers, and in which the same idea finds antecedents in other cultural, social and epistemic contexts. On the other hand, we find the notion of chance in science, which, for Canguilhem, is an idea that tends to sweeten discoveries or scientific proposals, disguising them as fortuitous. |
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