Controversies about Evolution in Colombia in the Late 19th century: Past and Presento on Nature, Men and Society

This paper explores the historical conditions of two debates about evolution in nineteenth century Colombia. The aim is to show how Darwin´s was understood within colombian intellectual context, and how some intellectuals generated positions along the theory. The way they were constructed, Refer...

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Autor Principal: Chacón Lesmes, Nelson J.
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: eng
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Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2014
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Acceso en línea: http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/memoysociedad/article/view/8225
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Sumario: This paper explores the historical conditions of two debates about evolution in nineteenth century Colombia. The aim is to show how Darwin´s was understood within colombian intellectual context, and how some intellectuals generated positions along the theory. The way they were constructed, References, opinions, persuasion capability, among others are very important to understand the main characteristics of scientific discourse, and examples to create authority and credibility.