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Especiación y retrospección: El diseño inteligente de Vladimir Nabokov (Speciation and Retrospection: Vladimir Nabokov's Intelligent Design)

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Examinamos las teorías biológicas de Vladimir Nabokov, en concreto las referidas a los conceptos de especiación y de evolución, tal como se exponen el el fragmento póstumo "Father's Butterflies", de una proyectada continuación de El Don (disponible en Nabokov's Butterflies). Las nociones de Nabokov relativas a la identidad y formación de las especies así como su creencia en un diseño inteligente se comentan y critican a la luz de la teoría de la evolución. Prestamos especial atención a la consciencia que Nabokov tiene de cuestiones relativas a la naturaleza perspectivística del conocimiento, en particular a las cuestiones relacionadas con la retrospección, y su relevancia para la teoría evolucionista. This paper examines Vladimir Nabokov's biological theories, particularly those regarding the notions of evolution and speciation, as expounded in the posthumously published fragment "Father's Butterflies" from an intended sequel to The Gift (available in Nabokov's Butterflies). Nabokov's conception of the identity and formation of species as well as his belief in intelligent design are commented and criticised in the light of evolutionary theory. A special emphasis is placed on Nabokov's awareness of perspectival cognitive issues relative to retrospection and hindsight, and their relevance to evolutionary theory.
Title: Especiación y retrospección: El diseño inteligente de Vladimir Nabokov (Speciation and Retrospection: Vladimir Nabokov's Intelligent Design)
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Examinamos las teorías biológicas de Vladimir Nabokov, en concreto las referidas a los conceptos de especiación y de evolución, tal como se exponen el el fragmento póstumo "Father's Butterflies", de una proyectada continuación de El Don (disponible en Nabokov's Butterflies).
Las nociones de Nabokov relativas a la identidad y formación de las especies así como su creencia en un diseño inteligente se comentan y critican a la luz de la teoría de la evolución.
Prestamos especial atención a la consciencia que Nabokov tiene de cuestiones relativas a la naturaleza perspectivística del conocimiento, en particular a las cuestiones relacionadas con la retrospección, y su relevancia para la teoría evolucionista.
This paper examines Vladimir Nabokov's biological theories, particularly those regarding the notions of evolution and speciation, as expounded in the posthumously published fragment "Father's Butterflies" from an intended sequel to The Gift (available in Nabokov's Butterflies).
Nabokov's conception of the identity and formation of species as well as his belief in intelligent design are commented and criticised in the light of evolutionary theory.
A special emphasis is placed on Nabokov's awareness of perspectival cognitive issues relative to retrospection and hindsight, and their relevance to evolutionary theory.

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