Núm. 67 (2023): Septiembre-diciembre
Filosofía en el espacio público

Una articulación filosófica de la epidemiología epigenética

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  • Mariano Martín-Villuendas
Mariano Martín-Villuendas
Universidad de Salamanca
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v670.2411

Publicado 2023-08-01

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Martín-Villuendas, M. (2023). Una articulación filosófica de la epidemiología epigenética. Tópicos, Revista De Filosofía, (67), 411–452. https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v670.2411

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Múltiples estudios experimentales han iluminado el potencial papel que las alteraciones epigenéticas podrían jugar en el inicio y estabilización de las enfermedades. Estas investigaciones han motivado el surgimiento de una nueva disciplina conocida como epidemiología epigenética. Este artículo tiene dos objetivos fundamentales. Primero, analizar y clarificar las principales dificultades epistemológicas, ontológicas y metodológicas que enfrenta la articulación de esta nueva disciplina científica. Segundo, estructurar un marco filosófico alternativo e innovador basado en un pluralismo científico que permita, en último término, integrar la epidemiología epigenética dentro de la actual práctica médica.

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