Las dificultades del espíritu crítico-científico en una sociedad autoritaria

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The Andean area of Latin America has experienced three main historical and cultural currents, which had a strong influence on collective mentality: (1) the pre-Hispanic Indian civilizations, (2) the Iberian-Catholic tradition, and (3) a mere instrumental reception of actual western modernity. Both first influences furthered an authoritarian and collectivistic culture and were not favourable to a critical and scientific spirit. The re-establishment of democracy since 1980 promotes (with many impediments) a generalization of human rights and the introduction of a mentality opened to serious scientific research. These efforts have softened the power of authoritarianism and weakened the dogmatic attitudes.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Introduccion
• Ⅰ. El legado civilizatorio prehispanico y su pervivencia en el ambito indigena
• Ⅱ. La tradicion ibero-catolica y su influencia actual
• Ⅲ. La recepcion instrumentalista de la modernidad occidental
• Ⅳ. Lo rescatable de las tradiciones y los dilemas actuales
• Conclusiones provisionales
• Abstract
• Bibliografia