Recent findings from Paleoanthropology and philosophical implications.

Recent findings from Paleoanthropology and colloquium on their philosophical implications.
seminar from group Science, Reason and Faith.
Rafael Jordana and José Ignacio Murillo. Pamplona, January 16, 2024.

Rafael Jordana is currently Full Professor at the University of Navarra. He was appointed Full Professor civil service examination the Chairs Animal Physiology and Applied Zoology at the School of Science the University of La Laguna in January 1971. He served Full Professor Zoology and Comparative Animal Physiology at the University of Navarra from October 1972 until his retirement in 2011. He was the founder and director the University of Navarra’s Museum of Zoology from 1980 until his retirement. He served Dean the School of Science this university from 1981 to 1990; director department Zoology from 1972 to 1993; and director department Zoology and Ecology from 1993 to 1999. Throughout his professional career, he has described more than 247 new species. In addition to continuing to publish in his scientific field of interest (springtails), he has also written in recent years on issues related to biological and human evolution. An sample the book: “Science on the Horizon of an Expanded Reason: The Evolution of Man in the Light of the Biological and Metabiological Sciences.”

José Ignacio Murillo is professor Full Professor of the department of Philosophy of the School of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Navarra. Co-director of group of research Mind-Brain of Institute for Culture and Society (ICS). Member of group Science, Reason and Faith (CRYF). He has published 18 books, more than 50 publications in high impact journals, more than fifty book chapters and more than a hundred contributions to conferences. He has a long trajectory professor: he has directed a dozen of doctoral thesis and has given dozens of conferences and seminars in Spain and abroad. His current line of research is entitled: "Mind-brain: biology and subjectivity in contemporary Philosophy and neuroscience".

summary
The seminar begins with the intervention of Professor Jordana in which he exposes a "status questionis" of the most recent paleoanthropological data . After this exhibition there is a moderated colloquium on these data with Professor Murillo, which also gives the opportunity for the intervention of those present who wish to do so.

Rafael Jordana. The origin of man: current state of paleoanthropological research . Scripta Theologica Vol. XX/1, 1988, 65-98.