La noción de “diversidad” y el estatus epistemológico de los saberes múltiples

Abstract

In this paper, I put forth several claims regarding the concept of “diversity” that help us to situate it within the broader context of epistemology as well as in its specific place in contemporary social sciences. Additionally, I suggest various strategies to enhance our understanding of ongoing discussions related to the nature of the multiple types of knowledge, their epistemological status and their relationships and differences from the classical definition of “knowledge”. I examine the problem of whether there are one or several epistemologies and what are the implications of each alternative, while offering a characterization of empirical science (applicable in the field of social research) and elucidating its connections with the thesis of the existence of multiple types of knowledge. Finally, I will offer some arguments to illustrate the reasons why it is preferable to employ a monistic methodological approach to investigate from diversity.

Keywords:

Diversidad

conocimiento

saber

ciencia

diversidad epistemológica

Diversity

knowledge

science

epistemological diversity

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