La ciencia como garantía de la historia: José Ingenieros y su lectura de la novela de Sicardi

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12/2014
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Universidade de São Paulo. Departamento de História
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Revista eletrônica da Associação Nacional de Pesquisadores de História Latino-Americana
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Como tantos otros médicos argentinos de fines del siglo XIX, Francisco Sicardi escribe una serie de novelas, reunidas en Libro extraño (1902). La última novela de la serie lleva por título “Hacia la justicia” y suscita la crítica de José Ingenieros. Esa novela presenta un detallado cuadro de la sociedad porteña de entonces, con sus tipos más característicos, acordando con algunos de los principios del naturalismo. Ingenieros reconoce esas características, pero su crítica es lapidaria: apenas debe proponer una resolución para el conflicto político, el autor abandona la ciencia, traiciona los principios del naturalismo y confía el curso de la historia a la intervención de una ilusión. En nuestro trabajo analizamos la crítica de Ingenieros, intentando reconocer su sentido y alcance. Consideramos algunos aportes del naturalismo literario en su discurso, pero advertimos que la preocupación central de este autor radica en la postulación del vínculo entre ciencia e historia. La literatura se pone al servicio de la ciencia y, desde allí, colabora en el desarrollo de la historia.
Like many Argentine doctors from the late nineteenth century, Francisco Sicardi writes a series of novels, organized in “Strange book” (Libro extraño, 1902). The last novel in the series entitled "Towards justice" (“Hacia la justicia”) and raises José Ingenieros’s critics. This novel presents a detailed picture of the Buenos Aires society, with its most characteristic types, agreeing with some of the principles of naturalism. Ingenieros recognizes these characteristics, but his criticism is lapidary: when he must propose a resolution to the political conflict, the author abandons the science, betrays the principles of naturalism and offers the history to an illusion’s intervention. In our work we analyzed the Ingenieros’s review, trying to recognize its meaning and its importance. We consider some contributions of literary naturalism in his argument, but warned that the central concern of this author lies in the link between science and history. The literature is at the service of science, and from there contributed with the history development.
Like many Argentine doctors from the late nineteenth century, Francisco Sicardi writes a series of novels, organized in “Strange book” (Libro extraño, 1902). The last novel in the series entitled "Towards justice" (“Hacia la justicia”) and raises José Ingenieros’s critics. This novel presents a detailed picture of the Buenos Aires society, with its most characteristic types, agreeing with some of the principles of naturalism. Ingenieros recognizes these characteristics, but his criticism is lapidary: when he must propose a resolution to the political conflict, the author abandons the science, betrays the principles of naturalism and offers the history to an illusion’s intervention. In our work we analyzed the Ingenieros’s review, trying to recognize its meaning and its importance. We consider some contributions of literary naturalism in his argument, but warned that the central concern of this author lies in the link between science and history. The literature is at the service of science, and from there contributed with the history development.
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