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Authors:

 Amuchástegui, Rodrigo H; Wain haus, Horacio.

Title:

 TERRITORIES OF THE HEURISTICS A TERMINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION

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Abstract:

 From the mythical exclamation ÒÁEureka!Ó of Arquimedes until the denomination of antivirus programs of last generation of computers, the word heuristics has delineated a wide territory of landmarks of which we will try to raise. Our purpose is restricted, but absolutely necessary in the outline of a discipline that under this name includes the fields of the invention, the creativity and the solution of problems.
Although frecuently the Heuristics is associated to a strong mathematical characteristic, present indeed in the foundation works of Polya and continued in the current elaborations of the artificial intelligence, it is possible to open to more heterogeneous knowledges. The word heuristics is present in the horizon of the Greek thought, in poets like Homer and Sophocles and in PlatoÕs and aristotleÕs philosophy. Also appropiating of this concept, the religious field refers to the Heuristics as an introductory discipline to the biblical exegesis. In a sense related with this last one, we find in the historical disciplines where it appears as a necessary and initial stage of the specific investigation. In our time, and to mention some names only, Pushkin 1 focuses it from the psychology and he refers to this discipline as science of the creative thought. Lakatos 2 recaptures the mathemathical road of Heuristics proposing it as methodology opposed to the formalist vision and Pearl 3 presents its application in the search of strategies for CPS (Computer Problem Solving). The field of Art and Design Ñthat for us constitutes a particular theorethical and didactic focus of attentionÑ is elaborating the possibility to establish its organizing principles around Heuristics.
In this variety of focuses, our work aims the revision of those common and differential elements that allow the creation of the genealogy of this discipline.

Notes
1. Pushkin, V. N.: La heur'stica, ciencia del pensamiento creador. Montevideo, Ed. Pueblos Unidos, 1973.
2. Lakatos, I.: Pruebas y refutaciones. La l-gica del descubrimiento matem‡tico. Madrid, Alianza, 1978.
3. Pearl, J.: Heuristics. Reading, Addison-Wesley, 1984.
Amuchástegui, Rodrigo Hugo. postmast@saber.fadu.uba.ar Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Rodrigo Hugo Amuchástegui is Professor of Philosophy graduated at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1987. He teaches as Adjunt Professor in Heuristics and in the subject Spaces of Power-Spaces of Knowledge that are dictated at the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism of the University of Buenos Aires. He is part of Cabinet of Heuristics led by Arq. Gastón Breyer and he investigates these topics since 1995. Rodrigo Amuchástegui is also categorized investigator in the Investigation Program: Color, Light and Visual Semiotics. He works the topic of light in the formation of subjetivities, in particular in religious buildings and public institutions, presenting this topic in congresses of the specialty. He also has several works concerning Foucault, the images and the architectural forms. At the present he is carrying out his doctorship on this matter. Rodrigo Amuchástegui has also been member of jury of Evaluation of Reports of Advance of Investigation (Faculty of Social Sciencies, Univ. of Lomas de Zamora)the

Wainhaus, Horacio. wainhaus@interlink.com.ar Universidad de Buenos Aires Horacio Wainhaus (UBA 1986 graduate) is Titular Professor of Morphology and Acting Professor of Heuristics in the School of Arquitecture, Design and Urbanism of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). In addition, he integrates the Cabinet of Heuristics (under the direction of Prof. Gaston Breyer), and is a Directive Counselor in that school. His areas of interest are the theoretical status of the Art and the Design. He has presented several papers in international congresses. He is editor in chief of Cuadernos de la Forma and directive member of the Society of Morphological Studies of Argentina. Since 1992, he publishes Referencias en la obra de Lacan. Currently, he is preparing the project of Morphia, publication that will be released in april of 1999.