Ciencia, tecnologĂa y sociedad en el siglo XIX: el concepto de energĂa, su historia y sus significados culturales
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2017-12
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Universidad Andrés Bello
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Abstract
En el presente ensayo ofrecemos una perspectiva histĂłrica de
la ciencia de la energĂa del siglo XIX y una visiĂłn particular
de sus significados culturales. Nuestra propuesta explicativa
busca articular la interpretaciĂłn fĂsica de la realidad, la praxis
industrial y económica y los cuestionamientos de carácter filosófico sobre el hombre y su destino, que fueron surgiendo
en dicha Ă©poca. Con tal fin partimos del reconocimiento de
que la fĂsica del siglo XIX se manifiesta de manera poderosa
tanto en sus aspectos de aventura intelectual como de fuerza civilizadora y transformadora a travĂ©s de diversas vĂas: en primera instancia, generando ideas y conceptos que revelarĂan
de manera penetrante las fuerzas misteriosas que gobiernan
el Universo; por otro lado, proporcionando las herramientas teĂłricas para explotar dichas fuerzas en forma de energĂa
aprovechable que pudiera transformarse en trabajo Ăştil que
impulsara las economĂas en crecimiento; por Ăşltimo, siendo
cuna de un conjunto de inquietudes de carácter trascendental.
In this essay we offer a historical perspective of the science of energy in the nineteenth century and a particular view of its cultural meanings. Our explanatory proposal seeks to articulate the physical interpretation of reality, the industrial and economic praxis, and the philosophical questions about man and his destiny that emerged at that time. To pursue that goal, we start from the recognition that the nineteenth-century physics manifests itself powerfully in both aspects, as intellectual adventure and as a civilizing and transforming force, through various ways: in the first instance by generating ideas and concepts that would reveal pervasively the mysterious forces that govern the Universe; on the other hand providing the theoretical tools to exploit these forces in the form of usable energy that could be transformed into useful work that would promote growing economies; finally, being the support of a set of concerns of transcendental character
In this essay we offer a historical perspective of the science of energy in the nineteenth century and a particular view of its cultural meanings. Our explanatory proposal seeks to articulate the physical interpretation of reality, the industrial and economic praxis, and the philosophical questions about man and his destiny that emerged at that time. To pursue that goal, we start from the recognition that the nineteenth-century physics manifests itself powerfully in both aspects, as intellectual adventure and as a civilizing and transforming force, through various ways: in the first instance by generating ideas and concepts that would reveal pervasively the mysterious forces that govern the Universe; on the other hand providing the theoretical tools to exploit these forces in the form of usable energy that could be transformed into useful work that would promote growing economies; finally, being the support of a set of concerns of transcendental character
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Keywords
Ciencia, EnergĂa, Realidad fĂsica, Industria, Cultura
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Revista de Humanidades NÂş36 (JULIO-DICIEMBRE 2017): 145-178