El cuerpo como un todo y no como una suma de partes: la propuesta holista de Walter B. Cannon

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Ramón Ortega Lozano

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This article analyzes the philosophical concepts behind Walter B. Cannon's physiology. This physiologist had a teleological conception of the organism. To understand better the nature of the organic functions, he found very useful to question the purpose of the physiological processes. His Emergency Theory and the homeostasis concept are the results of this approach. Cannon explained many examples to illustrate teleological processes in the human body, but he found some mechanisms that seem to lack a purpose or work against the body's health and survival. Throughout this article, Cannon's holistic and teleological conception and his theoretical contributions to the world of physiology will be explained.

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Ortega Lozano, R. (2022). El cuerpo como un todo y no como una suma de partes: la propuesta holista de Walter B. Cannon. Crítica. Revista Hispanoamericana De Filosofía, 54(162), 29–55. https://doi.org/10.22201/iifs.18704905e.2022.1382

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