En este artículo examinaremos las diferencias entre los conceptos de materia del Materialismo Filosófico (MF) de Gustavo Bueno y del Materialismo Sistémico (MS) de Mario Bunge. Para ello, nos centraremos en las principales tesis que ambos... more
En este artículo examinaremos las diferencias entre los conceptos de materia del Materialismo Filosófico (MF) de Gustavo Bueno y del Materialismo Sistémico (MS) de Mario Bunge. Para ello, nos centraremos en las principales tesis que ambos sistemas sostienen acerca de los objetos abstractos, y mostraremos que no hay contradicción entre ellas, debido a que utilizan distintos conceptos de materia. El propósito general de este artículo es servir como clarificación preliminar para la tarea de evaluar el grado de compatibilidad o conflicto entre estos sistemas. En la sección 2 presentamos la definición de “materia” de Bunge (cuya nota característica es el cambio) y la de Bueno (cuya nota característica es la pluralidad). Las secciones 3 y 4 están dedicadas a examinar argumentos concretos del Materialismo Filosófico para mostrar que no contradicen a los del MS. En la sección 5 abordamos el obstáculo que suponen algunas falacias argumentativas en la comparación entre ambos sistemas. La sección 6 está dedicada a examinar unas breves consideraciones de Bunge sobre el MF. En la última sección presentamos y respondemos algunas posibles objeciones.
In this paper we will examine the differences between the concepts of matter in Gustavo Bueno’s Philosophical Materialism and Mario Bunge’s Systemic Materialism. To that end, we shall focus on the main thesis defended in both systems regarding abstract objects, and we will argue that there is no contradiction between them, due to their different definitions of “matter”. The general purpose of this article is to serve as a preliminary clarification for the task of evaluating the degree of compatibility or conflict amongst these systems. In section 2 we present Bunge’s definition of “matter” (characterized by the notion of change) and also Bueno’s (characterized by the notion of plurality). Sections 3 and 4 are dedicated to some of the arguments propounded by Philosophical Materialism, in order to show that they do not contradict Systemic Materialism. In section 5 we approach some fallacies that may hinder the task of comparing the two systems. Section 6 is dedicated to some brief comments by Bunge on Philosophical Materialism, and lastly in section 7 we answer some possible objections.
In this paper we will examine the differences between the concepts of matter in Gustavo Bueno’s Philosophical Materialism and Mario Bunge’s Systemic Materialism. To that end, we shall focus on the main thesis defended in both systems regarding abstract objects, and we will argue that there is no contradiction between them, due to their different definitions of “matter”. The general purpose of this article is to serve as a preliminary clarification for the task of evaluating the degree of compatibility or conflict amongst these systems. In section 2 we present Bunge’s definition of “matter” (characterized by the notion of change) and also Bueno’s (characterized by the notion of plurality). Sections 3 and 4 are dedicated to some of the arguments propounded by Philosophical Materialism, in order to show that they do not contradict Systemic Materialism. In section 5 we approach some fallacies that may hinder the task of comparing the two systems. Section 6 is dedicated to some brief comments by Bunge on Philosophical Materialism, and lastly in section 7 we answer some possible objections.
