Browsing by Autor "Patricio Javier Aguirre Negrete"

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    El Chimborazo entre las aproximaciones científicas y culturales de Alexander von Humboldt (1802-1805) y Edward Whymper (1880-1892)
    (2022) Patricio Javier Aguirre Negrete
    This article analyzes the scientific and cultural representations made by Alexander von Humboldt and Edward Whymper about the Chimborazo Volcano. In the case of Humboldt, we study the profile of the mountain that he designed in 1805, in order to show the vertical distribution of plants and nature as a whole. As for Whymper, we study his ascent to the snow-capped mountain in 1880, as well as his physiological and cartographic work in the high Andes of Ecuador. Both representations are seen as models of creation of nature involving scientific, aesthetic, and artistic approaches. These experiences are compared to their influence on the scientific exploration and mountaineering activities of the 19th century.
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    Montañas y sujetos: un acercamiento teórico a las huellas simbólicas del montañismo en el universo social y cultural
    (2014) Patricio Javier Aguirre Negrete
    El montañismo representa una de las actividades más extrañas y riesgosas que ha emprendido el ser humano. Desde una mirada teórica, en la que entran en juego la cultura, el poder y la significación, el montañismo devela ciertos aspectos simbólicos de los imaginarios sagrados, la visión del mundo que comprende la constitución del sujeto montañista, así como las construcciones sociales que bordean esta actividad.