Issue 123 of Mètode explores the connections between science and National Socialism in a current context in which xenophobic and authoritarian discourse is re-emerging. Under the coordination of Pedro Jesús Teruel, lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Valencia, the central monograph reflects on how scientific theories, such as Darwin’s evolution, were instrumentalised in the service of a pseudoscientific idea of race. It also analyses the role of key figures and the literary sources that fed the Nazi doctrine.
The monograph features contributions by Othmar Plöckinger, Barbara Zehnpfennig and Herlinde Pauer-Studer, as well as artworks by Rebeca Plana and Rubén Tortosa, which reflect the ideological tensions, violence, and aspirations to purity that defined Nazism.
In addition to articles on science and Nazism, issue 123 of Mètode explores other topics of great importance in the scientific panorama. We reflect on artificial intelligence and common sense, analyse the current situation of diamond journals, discover the certainties and uncertainties of wind energy in Spain, and recover the document that inspired the «Matilda effect» on prejudices to recognise the achievements of women scientists. We also travel back in time with an article that defends the legacy of Carlos Pau Español and his way of understanding botany, and Josep Ramon Nebot i Cerdà invites us on a journey to the land of the ajgal tree.
At the back of the issue, Mètode includes its usual sections, with the collaboration of authors such as Xurxo Mariño, Andreu Escrivà, Jordi Solà Coll, Alma Bracho and Roberto García-Roa.
If you would like to purchase issue 123 of Mètode in Spanish or Catalan, remember that you can do so through the Publications Service of the University of Valencia. You can also take advantage of the subscription offer and receive the journal at a special price, along with the rest of the 2024 publications.
