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,…

Se revisan brevemente las razones del porqué el Bienestar animal actualmente es considerado una ciencia que debe ser incluida en el plan de estudios de las escuelas y facultades de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia. Se menciona que los conocimientos actuales…

Despite the achievements of the sciences in the last three or four centuries, the erroneous view is still current that the sciences lack objectivity and stability. This view is clearly not based upon concrete observation and analysis, but rather upon…

The founding of the Academia de San Carlos was an important step in channeling the teaching of the arts and sciences in New Spain towards a formal educational system in physical spaces providing environments where teachers could expound and impart…

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O pragmatismo é apresentado como uma atitude anti-representacionista, isto é, como uma crítica à idéia de fundamentação do conhecimento ou da verdade. Esta crítica torna-se possível a partir de uma interpretação funcional para o problema do conhecimento, segundo a qual…

Desde la aparición de los primeros Sistemas Expertos o Sistemas Basados en Conocimiento, aproximadamente en la década de 1960, el uso de estas herramientas se ha extendido de manera extraordinaria. Más allá de las aplicaciones que estas herramientas, derivadas de…

The serious, probably devastating problems with which all cultures of the world are grappling are discussed, and the question of what sorts of scientific knowledge are needed to resolve these problems is considered. The knowledge now available in the behavioral…

This article shows taphonomy as a branch of paleontological knowledge that studies the effects of the post-mortem process and how they affect information in the fossil record., La tafonomía es el estudio de de los procesos posmortem, es decir, el…

En el sur de Chile, el Hospital rural Makewe está llevando a cabo una experiencia de atención en salud complementaria, que integra los saberes y recursos tradicionales mapuche, con el conocimiento y terapéuticas científico-occidentales. A partir de entrevistas realizadas a…