El objetivo de este articulo es mostrar la importancia de la investigacion en un contexto de crisis . Aunque la guerra inhibe el trabajo de muchos investigadores, su empeno contribuye a la construccion de una sociedad emancipada . Tal es el proposito del pensador Jurgen Hebermas a partir de su teoria de los intereses cognoscitivos. Abstract The aim of this article is to show the importance of research in a context of crisis. Although the war inhibits the work of many researchers, their efforts contribute to the construction of an emancipated society . Such is the purpose of the thinker Jurgen Hebermas from his theory of cognitive interests .