History of geology: scottish uniformitarianism from the point of view of philosophy of science. Didactic implications ; Historia de la geología: el uniformismo escocés desde una perspectiva de la filosofía de la ciencia

We are trying in this work to do an approximation to History and Philosophy of Geology by the application of the concept of “research traditions” from L. Laudan to the birth of geology as science with the “Theory of the Earth” by J. Hutton and the “Principles of Geology” by C. Lyell, which founded the uniformitarianism/actualism, hegemonic theory from 1840 to the sixties of the last century, with the appearance of neocatastrofism. Also, we will see how these concepts can be applied to teacher treaning and the curriculum of sciences of post-compulsory secondary education. ; En este trabajo tratamos de hacer una aproximación a la Historia y Filosofía de la Geología mediante la aplicación del concepto de tradiciones de investigación de L. Laudan al nacimiento de la geología como ciencia con la “Teoría de La Tierra” de J. Hutton y los “Principios de Geología” de C. Lyell, que sentaron las bases del uniformismo/actualismo hegemónico desde 1840 hasta los años 60 del siglo pasado con la aparición del neocatastrofismo. Así mismo, veremos cómo estos conceptos se pueden aplicar en La Formación del Profesorado y en el currículo de ciencias del Bachillerato.Palabras claves: James Hutton; Charles Lyell; uniformismo; historia de la geología; filosofía de la geología; tradiciones de investigación.History of geology: scottish uniformitarianism from the point of view of philosophy of science. Didactic implications We are trying in this work to do an approximation to History and Philosophy of Geology by the application of the concept of “research traditions” from L. Laudan to the birth of geology as science with the “Theory of the Earth” by J. Hutton and the “Principles of Geology” by C. Lyell, which founded the uniformitarianism/actualism, hegemonic theory from 1840 to the sixties of the last century, with the appearance of neocatastrofism. Also, we will see how these concepts can be applied to teacher treaning and the curriculum of sciences of post-compulsory secondary education.Keywords: James Hutton; Charles Lyell; ...