Partiendo de la teoría moderna de la evolución y de las ciencias empíricas, el autor elabora un programa de investigación para así poder formular una teoría evolucionista del conocimiento de base experimental.

En este ensayo se analiza el impacto de la inteligencia artificial (IA) y la aparición reciente del ChatGPT-4 (Generative Pre-trained Transformer), en el mundo laboral. Este impacto está incidiendo también en la autoestima de las personas al ser sustituidas por robots, aunque esta nueva revolución también está creando la oportunidad para nuevos empleos y potenciando la creatividad. La privacidad puede estar en peligro por la gran recopilación de datos personales que almacenan estos dispositivos. Al final de este ensayo se presentan (...) algunas propuestas para mejorar la prosperidad inclusiva y la necesidad de una buena formación en IA. (shrink)

This paper presents and analyses the epistemological question, central to all theory of knowIege and the science, regarding the correspondence between cognitive structures and the structuring of reality. It offers a hypathetical perspective from the evolutionary theory of knowledge, resulting from a philosophical-scientific effort.

This paper is a survey of recent work on liberal-democratic civic education. The main goal is trying to offer an approach to the dilemmas of public schooling in pluralistic societies. Accordingly, these are some points to discuss: How can a liberal-democracy build a common civic identity among group based diversity? Which values could be shared by democratic citizens who are members of different religious, ethnical or linguistic communities? To sum up, this article wants to show the dificulties of public shools (...) in order to educate children in shared civic virtues. Specially, in a social context in which families and churches socializate them in their particular moral values and religious beliefs. (shrink)

Comprehensive overview of Catholic teaching on practical issues in modern medicine and bioethics. This second edition includes a new chapter on bodily modifications and a series of new figures, as well as bringing the original text up to date in light of the teachings of Pope Francis and recent events such as the covid-19 pandemic.

Plastination is a relatively novel technique wherein human tissue is dehydrated and the water is replaced with a plastic-like substance. The process is valuable to educational institutions, because it preserves the body for a long period of time, allowing for prolonged anatomical study. However, a number of ethical issues have been raised regarding the process, particularly related to the procurement of human specimens and the act of displaying these bodies, even for educational purposes. This article explores both the process itself (...) and the associated ethical pitfalls, particularly from a Catholic perspective. (shrink)