Enfoques de investigación interdisciplinar: entre el Arte y la Filosofía de la Ciencia

Abstract

The last decades of the 20th century were the scene of numerous epistemic transformations (Khun, 1962; Feyerabend, 1975). Far from the reductionist matrix, epistemologists: 1) have analysed the diversity of the modes of production of scientific knowledge; 2) expanded the understanding of what is knowledge; 3) have theorised about the complexities and interrelations - both within specific domains and between different scientific fields. In this context emerged a set of investigations about the possibility and nature of the relationship between Art and Science. From those who put them in opposition, to those who defend the integration of the techno-scientific field with the field of Humanities and Arts. Specifically, this proposal rests on the triangle formed by Contemporary Art, Contemporary Physics and Philosophy. Our object will be the analysis of the concept of “relation” as a link between Philosophy of Science (Ontological Structural Realism) and Contemporary Art. It is also an attempt to explore how Art could contribute to understanding the concerns and challenges of Contemporary Science, close to the hypotheses of the work of Art as an epistemological metaphor enunciated by U. Eco (1962). This project aims to complement a research program that has been very prolific in recent years (the study of the relationships between Art and Science), contributing to a better understanding of this phenomenon, clarifying ambiguities and inaccuracies. It is also expected that both published material and critical analysis of literature will contribute to the enrichment of the international programs and university courses in “Science and Art”.