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Carolyn Stephens1, John Porter, Clive Nettleton
1Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. carolyn.stephens@lshtm.ac.uk
Lancet (London, England)
|June 20, 2006
Resumen
La vida prospera en la diversidad; suprimir las diferencias culturales debilita a la humanidad. Abrazar una sola civilización global a través de un progreso sin control conduce a una pérdida de vitalidad y potencial. La protección de la pluralidad cultural es esencial para la vida.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Filosofía de la Ciencia Filosofía de la Ciencia
- Antropología Cultural Antropología cultural.
- Sociología Sociología Sociología.
Sus antecedentes:
- El concepto de progreso a menudo está relacionado con el avance tecnológico y la homogeneización cultural.
- La uniformidad se asocia con frecuencia con el estancamiento o el declive, en contraste con el dinamismo de la vida.
- La supresión de diversos puntos de vista y prácticas culturales puede tener efectos perjudiciales en la vitalidad social.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Examinar críticamente la relación entre la diversidad y la vitalidad en sistemas complejos.
- Analizar las implicaciones sociales de la homogeneización cultural impulsada por la búsqueda de una civilización global singular.
- Argumentar en contra de la noción de que la uniformidad, impulsada por el progreso y la tecnología, beneficia la vida.
Principales métodos:
- Argumentación filosófica y síntesis de conceptos de varias disciplinas.
- Análisis de las tendencias históricas y sociológicas relacionadas con el intercambio y la supresión cultural.
- Exploración conceptual de la vida, la muerte, la pluralidad y la uniformidad.
Principales resultados:
- La interacción de las diferencias se identifica como la fuerza motriz fundamental detrás de los sistemas dinámicos, incluida la vida.
- La supresión de las diferencias culturales y civilizacionales debilita la vida y promueve un estado similar a la muerte (uniformidad).
- El ideal de una civilización única y universal, a menudo promovido por el progreso y la tecnología, conduce al empobrecimiento y la pérdida de potencial.
Conclusiones:
- La diversidad cultural y civilizacional es esencial para la vitalidad y la riqueza de la vida.
- La búsqueda implacable de la uniformidad a través del progreso y la tecnología representa una amenaza significativa para el potencial humano y la continuación de la vida.
- La preservación de diversas visiones del mundo y culturas es crucial para mantener las posibilidades de vida.
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