From Pluralism in the Philosophy of Science to the Multicultural Knowledge Society

Authors

  • Ambrosio Velasco Gómez UNAM

Keywords:

social philosophy of science, pluralism, rationalism, realism, relativism, multiculturalism, societies of knowledges

Abstract

This work analyses León Olivé’s philosophy throughout the different stages that developed during forty years. Each philosophical moment favors certain problems and perspectives of study. The transition from moment to moment is a response to his discussions with Ibero-American colleagues and his constant self-criticism. At least five moments can be identified in León Olivé’s philosophical journey. These are expressed, above all, in his personal books: philosophy of the social sciences, realism and social constructivism, pluralistic rationalism, ethics of science and technology, knowledge society and cultural diversity. Olivé made relevant contributions during each of these moments, but the greatest worth of his work is appreciated in the articulated reconstruction of those moments of his thought in a continuous progressive movement. Based on this reconstruction, it can be seen that his philosophy’s essential trait is critical pluralism, which moves from epistemological and ontological problems to the sciences and questions of social ethics and policies on the diversity of knowledge in multicultural societies. This turn is an answer to his concern regarding the increasing injustices that result from the sciences, technologies and technosciences in contemporary societies.

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Author Biography

Ambrosio Velasco Gómez, UNAM

Académico de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) desde 1976 y actualmente investigador del Instituto de investigaciones Filosóficas y profesor de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, de la cual fue director entre 2001 y 2009. Sus áreas son filosofía de las ciencias sociales, historia y filosofía del pensamiento político, multiculturalismo y filosofía iberoamericana. Ha sido presidente de la Asociación Filosófica de México y profesor invitado en varias universidades iberoamericanas. Entre sus libros cabe mencionar La persistencia del humanismo republicano en la formación de la nación y el estado en México (2009) y Aspectos epistemológicos, hermenéuticos y políticos de la diversidad cultural (2014).

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Published

2018-06-28

How to Cite

Velasco Gómez, A. (2018). From Pluralism in the Philosophy of Science to the Multicultural Knowledge Society. Revista Iberoamericana De Ciencia, Tecnología Y Sociedad - CTS (Ibero-American Science, Technology and Society Journal), 13(38). Retrieved from https://ojs.revistacts.net/index.php/CTS/article/view/73

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Vol. 13 No. 38 (2018)

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