Epistemic filters and relevant alternatives

ABSTRACT IN SPANISH: Este trabajo intenta ser una aportación a la noción de alternativa relevante a la filosofía de las ciencias: nuestra hipótesis es que dicha noción permite enriquecer el análisis de las relaciones entre ciencia ortodoxa y el problema de la disidencia en ciencias. Hacia el final examinaremos un caso que presenta el problema de la disidencia epistémica en forma extrema: el caso de la medicina homeopática. En este sentido, dadas las limitaciones del trabajo, nuestro interés es proponer algunas líneas para la reconstrucción y examen del concepto de alternativa relevante, examinando la relación entre la homeopatía y la medicina positiva. // ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH: This paper is aimed at doing a contribution to the notion of relevant alternative to the philosophy of science: the hypothesis is that such a notion helps enriching the analysis of the relations between orthodox sciences and the problem of dissidence in sciences. And finally we will examine one case presenting the problem of epistemic dissidence in an extreme form: the case of homeopathy. In this sense, given the limitations of this paper, our interest is proposing some clues for the reconstruction and examination of the concept of relevant alternative by examining the relation between homeopathy and actual medicine. The opinion expressed in every paper in this Journal is the sole responsibility of its author, and not of the editor or the publisher, which is the Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México. You are free to copy and distribute all the material here contained for the aim of education and research. However, you may not use this work for commercial purposes. You must cite the source and attribute the work to the author. You may not alter, transform or build upon this work.