This paper seeks to highlight the methodological contributions developed by Michel Foucault in regard to a critical history. We propose a tour through various passages of the thinker´s work, with the aim of bashing the main elements that allegedly make up his method. From this exercise we maintain that, in order to record the existence of a Foucauldian method, it is necessary to reproblematize this notion beyond the displacements around the well-known three moments of his work -archeological/genealogical/ethical-, reorienting the look (...) towards the critical tension possible to peer around the unique place that occupies the question of history in his work. The novelty of our proposal is to point out that, beyond the well-known substantial contributions foreshadowed around Foucault's conceptual rig, his work must be understood as an eminently practical historical-philosophical methodology, aimed at disarticulating the canonical principles that legitimize knowledge produced by the historiographic method, thus opening a region of indiscernibility and rarity in historical practice that, we maintain, can be thought of in the vicinity of a parahistory. In sum, we propose the thesis that the displacement in Foucault's work takes on a singular power from the introduction of a strategic artifice ― anonymous ―, aimed at forcing a fold of history on itself, showing how historiographical plots actively tax to sustain and legitimize the regimes of knowledge, power and truth present in them. (shrink)

This text seeks to introduce a question related to the place that philosophy occupies within the contemporary scene, thus opening a problematization regarding whether it can respond to the demands imposed on it by the present. In this regard, we seek to rethink the notion of philosophy from a standpoint that rescues its practical, material, and affective dimensions, making visible the transformative impulse that it can have with respect to the usual meanings associated with disciplinary production linked to the traditional (...) division between theory and practice, thus opening it to a dimension that recognizes the implicating (creative, interventional) role that philosophy has in the production of reality. (shrink)

The contemporary crises of neoliberal economics have given rise to a series of popular uprisings around the world. These revolts have sparked a type of demand that points to an unusual kind of struggle. The so-called ‘struggles of desire’, often led by feminist, indigenous and ecological movements, call for a change in modes of existence. However, a strange paradox of causes and effects emerges. Faced with the apparent inconceivability of a world beyond the tentacles of the capitalist economic rationality, the (...) assemblage of the myriad minority groups mobilising around the world is becoming one of the primary threats to market stability and a growing danger for liberal democracies. In this context, current far-right social and political movements claim to have been called to stand up for the ‘common good’ against the threats of those who, presumably, persevere in the pursuit of their own interests. This article will address the multifaceted nature of the problem in three parts: first, by examining the so-called prevailing political realism; second, by analysing the question of community and the defence of the common good; and, finally, by exploring the emergence of minority becomings that go beyond the apparent fight for recognition of egalitarian rights brought up by contemporary minority movements. (shrink)

El presente artículo discute acerca de la actualidad de la filosofía del deseo inaugurada con El anti-Edipo. Para ello, en primer lugar, se analiza el pragmatismo que inaugura esta obra, estableciendo un contrapunto con las filosofías de Kant y Marx y mostrando sus resonancias con la filosofía nietzscheana. En segundo lugar, comprendiendo este pragmatismo a partir de la invención de su método, el esquizoanálisis, que funciona en el diagnóstico de la perversión del deseo gregario. Por último, describiendo brevemente las derivas (...) del esquizo-análisis desde su formulación en El anti-Edipo hasta ¿Qué es la filosofía?, estableciendo así sus posibles usos para pensar el presente. La hipótesis de este trabajo es que el esquizoanálisis muestra especial eficacia al reactivar el componente clínico que está en la base de su formulación, permitiendo recomprender la noción de deseo más allá de las nociones tradicionales metafísicas de sujeto y de lo humano. (shrink)

Este escrito se propone pensar el papel de las imágenes y de la «invención» en el proyecto de la Unidad Popular. Si la inventiva, como forma de entender el trabajo colectivo, surge en distintas iniciativas de la UP que buscan mejorar las condiciones de vida de los trabajadores, a la vez que intentando legitimar el proyecto socialista al consolidar sus logros y su capacidad de funcionar como alternativa a los modelos de producción capitalista, la invención en tanto «combinación original de (...) rayos imitativos» (Tarde) opera en paralelo como una forma de asociatividad inédita promovida por el proyecto popular y, en esa medida, las trayectorias y relaciones que suscita son menos lineales que lo que las imágenes, entendidas como mecanismo de captura y fijación representacional, permiten entender. Es por esto que el artículo se propone pensar otros modos de narrar la Unidad Popular en los que las imágenes funcionen como máquinas o «agenciamientos maquínicos» (Guattari), esto es, como registros de lo múltiple que emergen dentro de una formación social compleja y en constante mutación. Para ello, el texto conecta dos hitos de la UP que inscriben la invención como un eje articulador de la redefinición de lo social: la colección «Nosotros los chilenos», de Quimantú (1971-1973), y el edificio UNCTAD III (1971-1972). (shrink)

El presente texto busca desarrollar una reflexión filosófica respecto de las posibles relaciones entre la noción de identidad y las formas de gobierno contemporáneas. A partir de un breve análisis sobre los principales desarrollos de la noción, se busca tensionar el campo de comprensión habitual y plantear un determinado modo en que esta puede pensarse como un engranaje epistemológico-ético respecto de los modos en que los individuos son llamados a nombrarse y reconocerse dentro de los límites impuestos por una cartografía (...) política. La tesis que sostiene este escrito dice relación con que la categoría de individuo moderno no es sostenible sin una adscripción a un orden de los nombres que tiende al autogobierno en base a la apelación de un ideal ético de correspondencia consigo mismo. (shrink)

El presente texto busca hacer problemática la noción de �emancipación�, dentro del contexto de las sociedades democráticas contemporáneas, considerando los mecanismos de construcción de identidad de los sujetos sociales en cuanto son sometidos a procesos de legitimación por parte de los discursos hegemónicos. En esta medida, planteamos la cuestión respecto al carácter ideológico que comportan dichos procesos, y la dificultad que presentan para dichos movimientos el sostenerse como movimientos de �alteridad radical�, siendo sometidos constantemente, en su constitución, a una codificación (...) de una policía discursiva. (shrink)

O presente artigo aponta a existência de duas dimensões complementares, porém distintas, da história no pensamento do filósofo e historiador escocês setecentista David Hume. A primeira delas abarca o entendimento da história como forma de conhecimento imparcial, justificado e sistematicamente organizado sobre o passado, cujos procedimentos e técnicas foram amplamente teorizados por Hume ao longo de sua carreira. A segunda é a história como processo histórico, isto é, como uma totalidade abarcadora de todos os eventos e agentes do passado. Esta (...) seria dotada de um padrão organizador e de um sentido que, após desvelado e explicado, permitiria ao historiador algum grau de especulações e projeções sobre o futuro. Na construção da análise, fazem-se referências às principais considerações sobre a história em obras de Hume produzidas entre meados da década de 1730 e o início dos anos 1760. Dentre os textos privilegiados em nosso exame, destacam-se o "Tratado da Natureza Humana", alguns dos "Ensaios", as duas "Investigações" e a "História da Inglaterra". (shrink)

A "História da Inglaterra" é o mais abrangente trabalho histórico da obra de David Hume. Publicada pela primeira vez entre 1754 e 1762, ela tem sido costumeiramente impressa em seis volumes desde 1778. É usual que eles apareçam compostos de setenta e um capítulos e quatro apêndices, acompanhados de paratextos, ilustrações e conjuntos de notas. Contudo, o objetivo deste artigo será olhar tão-só para os apêndices da "História", argumentando que tais seções contêm as passagens mais representativas das inovações estilísticas propostas (...) por Hume. Entendidos por ele como momentos de suspensão da narrativa principal, os apêndices alvitram uma conciliação entre as formas neoclássica e filosófica de historiografia, os dois gêneros dominantes de escrita da história no mundo de língua inglesa, por volta de 1750. Além disso, por sua natureza digressiva e ensaística, esses segmentos permitem a Hume a emissão de julgamentos e opiniões acerca do passado tematizado, exibindo uma noção tipicamente setecentista de imparcialidade historiográfica. (shrink)

The Carnation Revolution (25th April 1974) has changed the course of Portugal, leading it to transition from an autocratic to a democratic Government. Every year, celebrations are conducted at the national Parliament. In 2023, it counted with another guest: Lula da Silva, Brazil’s ongoing president. Considering the notion of cultural memory and media construction of social reality through media events, this article notes Lula da Silva’s presence and exceptional address was portrayed on newspaper front pages of several journalistic media outlets. (...) Therefore, it aims at understanding meaning and discourse production with Lula da Silva’s visit to Portugal on the 25th April 2023 through media coverage and first page highlight. Lula da Silva is noticed by the front pages under analysis as a controversial, entertaining, and eventful celebrity linked to specific positioned actors that is invited to the Parliament and prompts indirectly and directly discontentment and, at the same time, support. Also, it discusses how such spotlight over Lula da Silva turned that visit and Parliament’s address it into a pseudo-event. Adopting a Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis approach, this research work intends to offer a multimodal eye upon those front pages and critically reflect on populism, coloniality, cultural memory, and journalism. (shrink)

The Carnation Revolution (25th April 1974) has changed the course of Portugal, leading it to transition from an autocratic to a democratic Government. Every year, celebrations are conducted at the national Parliament. In 2023, it counted with another guest: Lula da Silva, Brazil’s ongoing president. Considering the notion of cultural memory and media construction of social reality through media events, this article notes Lula da Silva’s presence and exceptional address was portrayed on newspaper front pages of several journalistic media outlets. (...) Therefore, it aims at understanding meaning and discourse production with Lula da Silva’s visit to Portugal on the 25th April 2023 through media coverage and first page highlight. Lula da Silva is noticed by the front pages under analysis as a controversial, entertaining, and eventful celebrity linked to specific positioned actors that is invited to the Parliament and prompts indirectly and directly discontentment and, at the same time, support. Also, it discusses how such spotlight over Lula da Silva turned that visit and Parliament’s address it into a pseudo-event. Adopting a Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis approach, this research work intends to offer a multimodal eye upon those front pages and critically reflect on populism, coloniality, cultural memory, and journalism. (shrink)

This book casts new light on the application of the principle of proportionality in international law. Proportionality is claimed to play a central role governing the exercise of public power in international law and has been presented as the 'ultimate rule of law'.

We respond to criticism of our paper “Paradox in Wave-Particle Duality for Non-Perturbative Measurements”. We disagree with Steuernagel’s derivation of the visibility of the Afshar experiment. To calculate the fringe visibility, Steuernagel utilizes two different experimental situations, i.e. the wire grid in the pattern minima and in the pattern maxima. In our assessment, this procedure cannot lead to the correct result for the complementarity properties of a wave-particle in one particular experimental set-up.

This article analyzes the presence and circulation of Brazilian theoretical references in the academic production of the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the Pedagogical University of Maputo (UPM), in Mozambique. The study aims to understand how Brazilian authors have contributed to knowledge construction in the Mozambican context, particularly in the field of Education. The investigation is based on an analysis of dissertations and theses defended at the institution, mapping the works cited and identifying the most recurrent Brazilian intellectuals. The (...) systematization of this material reveals a strong articulation between the scientific production of both countries, highlighting historical, cultural, and epistemic ties that strengthen academic exchanges within the Lusophone space. The research shows that Brazilian educational thought plays an important role in the theoretical foundation of Mozambican master’s and doctoral students, especially in methodological and pedagogical discussions and in teacher education. It concludes that this circulation of knowledge between Brazil and Mozambique contributes to consolidating a scientific community of the Global South, reinforcing context-based research perspectives, expanding intercultural dialogues, and valuing knowledge produced in regions historically marked by colonial inequalities. (shrink)

El siguiente informe pericial se basa en la experiencia de investigación de los firmantes en relación a las exhumaciones de fosas comunes de la Guerra Civil (1936-1939) y la postguerra, y al conocido como “movimiento para la recuperación de la memoria histórica” que están teniendo lugar en España desde el año 2000, que ha enfatizado sus demandas sobre la suerte de los desaparecidos y ha puesto en marcha un ciclo de exhumaciones de fosas comunes derivadas de la Guerra Civil (1936-1939) (...) y la dictadura (1939-1975). En este peritaje se usan las exhumaciones del siglo XXI como indicadores de la persistencia en el tiempo de las políticas y culturas del miedo instaladas en la sociedad española durante la Guerra Civil y la dictadura, más allá de las profundas transformaciones políticas e institucionales acaecidas en el país tras la muerte de Francisco Franco. Fue presentado como parte de la documentación de la demanda de Fausto Canales contra España el 15 de septiembre de 2012 en el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos. (shrink)

We report on the simultaneous determination of complementary wave and particle aspects of light in a double-slit type “welcher-weg” experiment beyond the limitations set by Bohr’s Principle of Complementarity. Applying classical logic, we verify the presence of sharp interference in the single photon regime, while reliably maintaining the information about the particular pinhole through which each individual photon had passed. This experiment poses interesting questions on the validity of Complementarity in cases where measurements techniques that avoid Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle and (...) quantum entanglement are employed. We further argue that the application of classical concepts of waves and particles as embodied in Complementarity leads to a logical inconsistency in the interpretation of this experiment. (shrink)

International business enterprises face a number of ethical issues when conducting business in unfamiliar parts of the world, especially in places wherecorruption is deeply rooted. This is the situation in Latin America - a highly heterogeneous region characterized by cultural complexity, inconsistencies, andcontradictions at multiple levels of society, with implications for business ethics that are potentially as troubling to outsiders as they are opaque.We briefly indicate the relevant academic literature on this subject, noting that studies of business ethics in Latin (...) America are surprisingly sparse, fragmented, and uneven in comparison with the abundance of published research on business ethics and values in other world regions. Given the importance of Latin American markets, production capacity, raw materials, and economic growth, we identify this situation as a challenge and opportunity for business ethics researchers. Examination of these issues contributes new information and insight into the realities of doing business in emerging market countries and is critical on a theoretical as well as a practical level. (shrink)

This paper describes a novel diagramming technique that we have found useful for highlighting differences in the work values of countries located within a single cultural region, followed by a brief demonstration of its application to countries in two regions (Latin America and the Mediterranean) with regard to managing corruption. We also indicate a few of the various ways that this technique can be used, such as to identify similarities between countries that are not in the same cultural region, yet (...) have one or more important cultural characteristics in common which set them apart from others in their respective regions.The paper directs attention to the practical and theoretical significance of intra-regional cultural differences that may be taken for granted by insiders to the region, while being overlooked by others. We hope that the introduction of this diagramming technique will stimulate further conceptual and empirical exploration of the potential significance of intra-regional cultural differences for international business ethics, as a preliminary step towards development and delivery of organizational interventions to manage the ethical frictions generated by critical differences in beliefs, attitudes, norms and values internationally. (shrink)

Emmanuel Levinas, uno de los filósofos occidentales más profundamente originales del siglo XX, ha recibido en los últimos años una atención considerable por parte de educadores y filósofos de la educación. Son muchas las implicaciones éticas que tiene para la educación en áreas relacionadas con la educación moral, cuestiones de diversidad, multiculturalismo y políticas de reconocimiento. Este artículo se apoya en Levinas para quien el concepto de responsabilidad constituye la piedra angular de su obra filosófica y encuentra su mejor expresión (...) en la acogida al otro. Educar es acoger, acompañar y ayudar al educando en su proyecto de vida. Desde la ética levinasiana, la acogida no se concibe como un mero objeto de instrucción o de enseñanza, se “aprende” por contagio, por mímesis. Por ello, los autores se muestran contrarios a la propuesta de actuaciones educativas concretas previamente programadas, y apuestan por la creación de un clima educativo en el aula que favorezca la apertura al otro, especialmente al diferente cultural. Concluyen en la importancia de una educación hospitalaria que profundice en el sentido de la responsabilidad y haga de la experiencia del alumno el punto de partida de la acción educativa. (shrink)

This comprehensive chapter covers various aspects of the biology and natural history of the Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii), including names, taxonomy, subspecies and distribution, descriptive notes, habitat, movements and home range, activity patterns, feeding ecology, reproduction and growth, behavior, and status in the wild and in captivity. The chapter includes a distribution map, several photos of the species, and a list of key literature.

El objetivo de nuestra investigación es determinar el impacto de hábitos alimenticios en el desempeño académico. Fue evaluada los hábitos alimenticios según instrumentos validados y establecido su normalidad con Shapiro-Wilk W=0.97 y significancia p-valor=0.34. Tenemos que el consumo alimenticio también tiene distribución normal e impacta en el desempeño académico con una correlación de Pearson de 0.24 y significancia p-valor=0.04. La regresión logística establece el punto de corte de consumo igual a 38 para tener la probabilidad de un 50% de buen (...) desempeño académico. Asimismo, la estimación puntual de desempeño académico correspondiente a este corte de consumo 38 es el puntaje de 14. (shrink)

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the approach to the health-disease system, raising the question about the principles of bioethics present in physician–patient relations. The principles while widely accepted may not be sufficient for a comprehensive ethical analysis. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the perception of these principles and the physician–patient relationship during a hospital stay through a qualitative approach. Method Sixteen semi-structured interviews took place to know the patients’ perception during their 2020 hospitalization for COVID-19. (...) The data was analyzed through the constant comparison method, creating categories and comparing them. In the end, seven categories were established and were grouped in three: bioethical principles (dignity, charity, vulnerability, autonomy), doctor-patient relationship (participant commitment, informed consent, health staff-patient relationship) and the experience of the disease (illness, the role of the family). Results The research found that most patients described a positive experience, with the feeling of having been well cared for with no sense of discrimination or injustice done. The majority also reported that their autonomy was respected in the treatment decisions. The evaluation of these attitudes is an area of opportunity, especially when the patients' vulnerability is at risk. Conclusions The ethics of virtue offers a better reflection of how human beings manifest themselves by emphasizing the development of virtuous character and behaviors that allow them to realize their values in life. Authorized by the Research Ethics Committee with registration: DI/18/105-B/3/308. (shrink)

El objetivo de nuestra investigación es determinar el impacto de demanda de trabajo y recursos psicológicos en el desempeño profesional. Fue evaluada la calidad laboral según instrumentos validados y establecida su normalidad. Tenemos que los recursos psicológicos y demanda de trabajo impactan en el desempeño profesional con una correlación múltiple de Pearson de 0.91. La correlación de Pearson entre calidad laboral y desempeño profesional fue de 0.69 y p valor de 0.004. La correlación de Spearman entre recursos psicológicos y desempeño (...) profesional fue de 0.735 y p valor de 0.002. (shrink)

Tapirs can be affected by diseases described in other perissodactyls and in domestic species such as horses and pigs. Several pathogens reported in tapirs are considered important for population viability and conservation, as well as for human and livestock health (Mangini et al., J Integr Zool 7:331–345, 2012; Quse and Fernandes-Santos, Tapir veterinary manual. IUCN SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG), 2014). While no known outbreaks or epidemics have been reported in any tapir population to date, it is important to recognize (...) the existing gaps in the study of pathogens affecting tapir health.A compilation of relevant infectious and non-infectious diseases affecting tapir health is presented below. This section includes special cases and empirically documented information, as well as treatment, anesthesia, and other medical peculiarities for tapirs. Relevant guidelines for researchers conducting invasive (i.e., through physical or chemical immobilization and field necropsies) and non-invasive studies are included in this chapter. Finally, a concluding section outlines some of the challenges, limitations, and future directions for tapir health research. (shrink)

Le présent article se donne comme tâche démontrer que la reprise dionysienne de l’hénologie néoplatonicienne ne se fait pas sans quelques déplacements dus à l’influence de la théologie chrétienne sur le néoplatonisme. Le plus important d’entre eux étant la revalorisation du discours positif sur la divinité, rendue possible grâce à la négation par transcendance qui permet d’affirmer de Dieu qu’il est, tout en tenant compte du fait que l’Etre divin, à cause de sa transcendance, est au-delà de nos connaissances. Le (...) premier enjeu de la problématique de la négation en régime néoplatonicien a moins été de dépasser la définition aristotélicienne de la négation que de rompre avec le primat supposé de l’affirmation, en démontrant qu'il n'est pas ontologiquement fondé, lorsque l'on a affaire à la pensée de l'Un. Mais aussi et surtout, on retrouve dans la théologie dionysienne, une réhabilitation de la positivité des attributs divins révélés dans l’Ecriture, ouvre la pensée du néant suressentiel à la non-opposition. L’entrée ici du concept de révélation est d’une importance capitale, car, désormais en régime chrétien, s’il faut préserver le secret, l’obscurité et faut aussi la concilier avec la révélation, bref, il faut maintenir transcendance, il ne faut pas négliger l’immanence. Ce geste de l'Aréopagite s'avère être d'une grande fertilité au Moyen Age. (shrink)

El objetivo de nuestra investigación es determinar el impacto de demanda de trabajo y recursos psicológicos en el desempeño profesional. Fue evaluada la calidad laboral según instrumentos validados y establecida su normalidad. Tenemos que los recursos psicológicos y demanda de trabajo impactan en el desempeño profesional con una correlación múltiple de Pearson de 0.91. La correlación de Pearson entre calidad laboral y desempeño profesional fue de 0.69 y p valor de 0.004. La correlación de Spearman entre recursos psicológicos y desempeño (...) profesional fue de 0.735 y p valor de 0.002. (shrink)

In this article, I examine the conceptual and methodological points of convergence and divergence of two intellectual currents frequently referred to as the decolonial and ontological turns in social and anthropological theory. Salient points considered are the ways both theoretical projects unsettle modernity’s dominant ontological and epistemological foundations by seriously engaging the conceptual potential of thinking with alterity (ethical dimension) and from exteriority (geopolitical dimension). I compare their subversive methodological contributions, examining, in particular, Enrique Dussel’s analectical hermeneutic approach and (...) class='Hi'>Eduardo Viveiros de Castro’s ethnographic method of controlled equivocation. Lastly, I discuss how both theories and approaches complement each other’s efforts to destabilize Western modernity’s philosophical and anthropological foundations. (shrink)

The use of multimodal systems brings great prospects in solving complex problems unsolvable by the usual unimodal approaches. Therefore, a multimodal video and radar system are proposed to design a multimodal machine-learning problem on edge devices. The system’s architecture uses Docker containers to capture knowledge under models and processes, allowing the system to be easily managed. Furthermore, the importance of object detection is enhanced in the proposed system, as the identification and localization of objects in different data modalities are critical (...) components of several multimodal machine-learning tasks. Hence, it is presented as an overall description of the architecture and a discussion of the data pipeline of this system. It is approached by the challenge of data alignment using homographic transformations with video camera and radar data, as well as using the system calibration to reach the data fusion and consequent predictions. It highlights the advantages of multimodal systems in dealing with complex and dynamic environments and provides a general approach to multimodal machine-learning problems on edge devices. (shrink)

Pesquisa-se o ensino de Filosofia e suas interfaces com os atos de pensar, ensinar e aprender. Arrimado neste intento, o escrito sob relatório é apoiado na pesquisa bibliográfica e nos trabalhos de Sílvio Gallo, Lidia Rodrigo, Fernando Savater, Gilles Deleuze e Alejandro Cerletti, com objetivos de investigação interpretativa, filosófica e pedagógica. Delineia-se, por essa via, a relação do ensino supracitado com o pensamento, mostrando que, no mundo contemporâneo, se faz essencial um pensamento que não seja necessariamente dominado pela técnica, mas (...) que conduz a refletir, contemplar e demandar pontos sobre a vida. Discute-se, com efeito, o modo como o ensino ora destacado se desloca da transmissão de conteúdos filosóficos para uma transmissão pedagógica que enseja o aprendizado e trabalha com o exercício do pensamento, como também com a reflexão sobre a existência. Pesquisa-se, ademais, a relação entre aprendizagem, ensino de Filosofia e educação, mostrando que o aprendizado filosófico respeita a sala de aula, mas não se esgota nela, pois se aproxima da experiência do pensamento e de uma ação de filosofar como modo de vida. (shrink)

Between December 2020 and February 2021, two ships with nearly 2,700 lives on board crossed the Mediterranean Sea on a round trip, but no country agreed to disembark them. That story could well be framed within the humanitarian crisis of refugees, which has shaken the Central Mediterranean since 2014. However, in this case, the victims were not migrants, but farmed animals who were suspected of being infected with bluetongue disease. Health crises in general, and particularly zoonoses, provide extraordinary opportunities to (...) stress the limits of humanitarianism. Although, in its origin, humanitarianism was based on a responsibility for and kindness to all forms of life, this paper proposes that its evolution toward a rationalized and political model has placed the emphasis on human wellbeing only. Through a post-humanist critique, which we call “One Humanitarianism,” this work revisits the origin of humanitarianism, proposing technologies and discourses that help make visible nonhuman suffering. (shrink)

This collection brings together some of Latin America's most important thinkers and writers, making available in one volume classic and recent essays that address the question of postmodernity in Latin America. Here readers can find Octavio Paz's Nobel Prize speech, Leopoldo Zea's recent observations on postmodernity and the question of revolution in Mexico, Enrique Dussel's seminal discussion of modernity and the rise of world capitalism, Walter Mignolo's discussion of the relationship between cultural hegemony and control over sites of intellectual production, (...) and Iris Zavala's use of Lacan to trace the postcolonial and postmodern imagery of Martf's Nuestra AmTrica. Included are also detailed and comprehensive discussions of the sociological, political, literary, and cultural responses to the various positions and themes associated with postmodernity. This collection is an ideal primary text for courses in contemporary Latin American thought, as well as classes on postmodernity. It will also serve as a major reference work on contemporary intellectual trends in Latin America. As such it will be of interest to Latin Americanists, social thinkers, philosophers, and literary and cultural critics and historians. (shrink)

En las páginas que siguen se ofrece una exposición de las líneas maestras del comunitarismo de Amitai Etzioni a partir de las últimas y más elaboradas formulaciones de su pensamiento. El fundador de la socioeconomía entiende que la comunidad es una esfera de la vida social más fundamental que la dicotomía entre el individuo y el Estado, y piensa que, así como en ella el equilibrio entre orden y autonomía es esencial, este equilibrio es fruto de la imbricación entre factores (...) no sólo económicos, sino también históricos, sociales y morales. (shrink)