Nota crítica sobre el libro ¿Cómo entender a los humanos?, de Pablo Rodríguez Palenzuela
- Víctor M. Longa Universidade de Santiago de Compostela https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5729-5749
Resumen
Este trabajo ofrece un análisis crítico del libro ¿Cómo entender a los humanos?, escrito por Pablo Rodríguez Palenzuela, que pretende explicar la evolución de la mente y la conducta del ser humano. En concreto, el trabajo discute cuatro aspectos tratados por el libro que disponen de grandes repercusiones en el ámbito biológico: las bases biológicas de la conducta, la adopción de la noción de lo innato, el rechazo de la oposición tradicional entre naturaleza y educación y la idea de que los genes son la materia prima de la evolución. El trabajo muestra que el libro participa de una posición gencentrista que no ayuda a reconocer la complejidad de los organismos.
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