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Filosofía y Ciencia en el Positivismo Lógico: una mirada retrospectiva.

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espanolEl Positivismo Logico a menudo ha sido presentado como una corriente filosofica monolitica obviando las profundas disensiones que hubo en su seno. El presente articulo pretende corregir esta vision. Los dos primeros apartados de este articulo describen la constitucion del movimiento y los elementos supuestamente nucleares de la concepcion filosofica positivista. El tercer apartado discute las discrepancias sobre el papel de la filosofia entre los autores mas representativos del movimiento (Schlick, Carnap y Neurath). Para concluir se sugiere que la vigencia del legado positivista reside no tanto en alguna tesis filosofica en particular, sino mas bien en su compromiso metafilosofico con valores como la precision y la claridad. EnglishLogical positivism has been usually presented as a monolythic philosophical trend even though fundamental disagreements among its members were a matter of fact. This paper is focused precisely on those internal discrepancies. The historical setting and the allegedly fundamental philosophical claims are dealt with in the first two sections. The third section is focused on the notorious discrepancies among Schlick, Carnap and Neurath on the role assigned to philosophy. Finally, I suggest that the legacy of Logical Positivism lies not so much in any particular philosophical thesis, but rather in its metaphilosophical commitment to values such as precision and clarity.