De la magnitud de la crisis a la complejidad de lo humano
From the magnitude of the crisis to the human complexity
Abstract (en)
In the amidst of the current crisis aroused by the emergence of an unprecedented virus that has already reached global presence, the need for science to offer alternatives to reduce the effects of the virus on the population and to find a vaccine in the medium term is more than obvious. For this reason, thousands of academic articles on the subject have been published in publishing houses of international reach, such as Elsevier or Clarivate, where studies with a health sciences approach are stored. In light of a threat to life, the importance of science is almost always proven. Nonetheless, the same doesn’t happen with humanities or social sciences, and in a world that privileges the accumulation of wealth, power, the fight towards mass mobilization, and pragmatic actions, the reflection on the human can be disqualified under the “usefulness” criterion. In fact, it would seem that in light of the pandemic humanities are being put aside even more.
Abstract (es)
En medio de la crisis actual por el advenimiento de un virus inédito que alcanza ya presencia global es apenas obvia la necesidad de la ciencia para ofrecer alternativas que permitan menguar sus efectos en la población y encontrar una vacuna en el mediano plazo. Por esta razón, millares de artículos académicos sobre el tema han sido publicados en conglomerados editoriales de alcance internacional, como Elsevier y Clarivate, donde se alojan estudios principalmente desde el enfoque de ciencias de la salud. Ante la amenaza a la vida casi siempre queda demostrada la importancia de la ciencia. Sin embargo, no sucede lo mismo con las humanidades o las ciencias sociales, y en un mundo que privilegia la acumulación de dinero, el poder, la lucha por la movilidad social y los procederes pragmáticos, la reflexión sobre lo humano puede ser descalificada bajo el criterio de “la utilidad”. De hecho, parecería que ante la pandemia sobreviniente las humanidades quedaran aún más relegadas.
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