Presupuestos de la cultura como acontecimiento antropológico

Résumé

Quite frequently we find studies on culture and on relations among cultures in which the point of departure is an interpretation of culture as a result of human action, in which culture is understood as the product or heritage of a people. From this point, analysis is directed towards the design and the implementation of those actions capable of encouraging and improving the cultural development of peoples and the dynamics of relations among cultures. Independently of this objective and predominant interpretation of culture, the authors propose and develop a different approach, mainly focused on those elements and mechanisms which they consider a essential in the cultural event and process in mankind. Having first carried out an extensive study of certain aspects, some biological and some ethological (which, although in themselves insufficient, were essential for the cultural even to take place), the authors concéntrate more on the subject than on the product of his action and, accordingly, they propose what they cali 'ability reading mind' as an original characteristic of the human cultural process. The authors believe that this aapproach is not only congruente but also justifies some recent lines of research.