The state of psychology as a knowledge discipline is examined. Some reflections are made about the application of psychological knowledge, taking into account: a) the nature of knowledge being applied, b) the translation of analytic knowledge typical of basic science,…

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This article talks about Bioethics and new technologies perspectives in the de nominated Society of Knowledge. It formulates central topics lead to wards transition forwarding to new civilizations. It also points out questionings and suggests several hypothests about the future…

SE ANALIZA LA DIMENSIÓN DE UTILIDAD Y USO DEL CONOCIMIENTO PRODUCIDO POR LA INVESTIGACIÓN SOCIAL EN EL MARCO DE LAS RELACIONES ENTRE INVESTIGADORES ACADÉMICOS Y AGENTES SOCIALES NO CIENTÍFICOS. SE POSTULA QUE DICHAS RELACIONES SON, EN LA INVESTIGACIÓN SOCIAL, MÁS…

Con base en el análisis de las nuevas condiciones del capitalismo, la autora explica las características de la hegemonía económica mundial, que tiene como uno de sus soportes básicos la superioridad militar; en tanto que los elementos definitorios de dicha…

For the first time for Mexican mycobiota the genus Cerinomyces Mar. is reported with the species C. lagerheimii(Pat.) McNabb. This species only have been found in Ecuador (type locality), Brasil, United States and Venezuela. A review of different specimens was…

THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH THE OPTIONS TO REGULATE THE ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION, ESPECIALLY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE VENEZUELAN SITUATION. IN THE FIRST PART OF THE ARTICLE, SOME BASIC LEGAL ASPECTS ARE EXPOSED. THEN, THE MAIN OPTIONS…

As a natural and key resource for human survival, water has had a great economical and political importance. The worldwide shift of capitalism towards neoliberalism of the last years caused a huge discussion of how to manage natural resources: by…

EN ESTE ARTÍCULO, LA AUTORA ANALIZA DESAFÍOS ACTUALES DE LAS CIENCIAS SOCIALES A LA LUZ DE LA DOBLE TENDENCIA HACIA LA CRECIENTE ESPECIALIZACIÓN DEL CONOCIMIENTO Y, SIMULTÁNEAMENTE, A LAS INTERACCIONES DISCIPLINARIAS. ÉSTAS SE EXPLORAN, A SU VEZ, DESDE LA ÓPTICA…

The author proposes the possibility of appealing the models of the set theory to explain each normative set and his relations opposite to others. In the article he is presenting a general explanation of the set theory to facilitate his…