¿Leonardo da Vinci científico?
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2015
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos
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El presente trabajo tiene como primer objetivo analizar la figura multifacética de Leonardo según dos autores: Giorgio Vasari y Karl Jaspers. A partir de la lectura de ambos autores, se expone cuáles son los aspectos que se tienen en cuenta a la hora de reconstruir una imagen del vinciano y en qué campo es ubicado por estos autores. El primero enfatiza que la característica primordial es ser un artista, mientras que el segundo propone que puede ser considerado además de un artista, un filósofo, mas de ninguna manera un científico. Creemos que el veredicto de Jaspers puede ser cuestionado. Aquí se introduce el segundo objetivo, discutir con Jaspers y establecer a partir de qué noción de ciencia se lo puede considerar a nuestro renacentista dentro de esta esfera. Para elucidar este punto se tendrá en cuenta la lectura de dos obras de Thomas Kuhn. Quizás adoptando una perspectiva kuhniana difiera el análisis que ha hecho la tradición de Leonardo en torno a su lugar dentro de la historia de la ciencia.
The aim of this paper is to analyze the multifaceted personality of Leonardo da Vinci. To do this, we will take into account the views of Giorgio Vasari and Karl Jaspers. From the study of both authors, the main features defined to reconstruct the image of the vincian are exposed. Vasari considers that the main characteristic is to be an artist, while Jaspers proposes that, in addition to an artist, he can be a philosopher, but by no means a scientist. From this a question arises: is it possible that Leonardo gets a place in the science, according with the Jaspers thought? And also if his verdict could be questioned. And from this, a second goal: from what science notion can our Renaissance man be considered? To answer these questions we will base on Kuhn’s writings. Perhaps from a kuhnian perspective we will be able to have another vision different from the current one that considers Leonardo and his relation with the science.
The aim of this paper is to analyze the multifaceted personality of Leonardo da Vinci. To do this, we will take into account the views of Giorgio Vasari and Karl Jaspers. From the study of both authors, the main features defined to reconstruct the image of the vincian are exposed. Vasari considers that the main characteristic is to be an artist, while Jaspers proposes that, in addition to an artist, he can be a philosopher, but by no means a scientist. From this a question arises: is it possible that Leonardo gets a place in the science, according with the Jaspers thought? And also if his verdict could be questioned. And from this, a second goal: from what science notion can our Renaissance man be considered? To answer these questions we will base on Kuhn’s writings. Perhaps from a kuhnian perspective we will be able to have another vision different from the current one that considers Leonardo and his relation with the science.
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Epistemolgía, Leonardo da Vinci, Historia de la ciencia, Epistemology, History of science