The integration of knowledge

Abstract

El crecimiento exponencial del conocimiento exige una reflexión interdisciplinar que integre las distintas ramas de las ciencias naturales y de las humanidades en una visión coherente del mundo, la vida y la mente.

The exponential growth of knowledge demands an interdisciplinary reflection on how to integrate the different branches of the natural sciences and the humanities into a coherent picture of world, life, and mind. Insightful intellectual tools, like evolutionary Biology and Neuroscience, can facilitate this project. It is the task of Philosophy to identify those fundamental concepts whose explanatory power can illuminate the thread that leads from the most elementary realities to the most complex spheres. This article aims to explore the importance of the ideas of conservation, selection, and unification for achieving the goal.