Author, as appears in the article.: Hortolà P
Department: Història i Història de l'Art
URV's Author/s: Hortolà i Gómez, Policarp
Keywords: Fossil record Historical biology History and philosophy of science Holocene Pleistocene Psychology of science Sociology of science
Abstract: This short essay aims to provide insight into the emotional background underlying Quaternary palaeontology and encourage scholars to thoroughly discuss the psychological determining factors behind its practice. The nostalgia for past times and the feeling of loss of a world that will never return are the emotional landmark of Quaternary palaeontology. Due to its taste for perished things and nostalgic turn into the past, Quaternary palaeontology participates in the bias of the pagan version of the Ubi sunt elegiac motif. While this work specifically concerns Quaternary palaeontology, it can probably serve as a guide to reveal the perceptions and motivations behind other sciences.
Thematic Areas: Archaeology Archeology Archeology (arts and humanities) Ciencias humanas Ciencias sociales Classical studies Classics History
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: policarp.hortola@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-2867-6531
Record's date: 2024-10-12
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Papper original source: Studia Antiqua Et Archaeologica. 26 (2): 139-147
APA: Hortolà P (2020). The Underlying Emotional Background of Quaternary Palaeontology: Nostalgia and Ubi Sunt in a Postdictive Science. Studia Antiqua Et Archaeologica, 26(2), 139-147. DOI: 10.47743/saa-2020-26-2-1
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2020
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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