Resumen

ALCANTARA FERRER, Sergio. François Jacob and the Integration of Biology, Philosophy and Anthropology. Desacatos [online]. 2008, n.28, pp.175-188. ISSN 2448-5144.

This essay analyses the contributions made by François Jacob in the book The Possible & the Actual, regarding the relationship between myth and science, the role of molecular genetics in natural selection, and the transition from biological to cultural evolution, including the topics of time and the capability of projecting consciousness towards the future. The author of this essay/commentary reflects on the contents of Jacob's book, and intertwines them with the contributions of several classic cultural anthropologists. The result is an invitation to reflect on the soundness of the scientific method in anthropology, regardless of some recent currents that claim the opposite.

Palabras llave : science versus myth; evolution; biochemistry; culture; endoculturation.