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Estamos acostumbrados a ser testigos de violencias extremas, torturas, violaciones y humillaciones en todas las formas del arte. A menudo la crueldad allí desplegada se nos presenta como espectáculo o como propaganda de las ideas hegemonicas. Sin embargo, hay una crueldad que no satisface el morbo del espectador ni corteja sus valores, sino que lo confronta con sus hipocresias y sus miserias. Es etica en el sentido de que pretende una transformacion del lector, aunque tenga que agredirle para ello y atentar contra sus certidumbres, adentrandose en ambitos que rondan el tabu, como la violencia despiadada y el sexo desaforado. La etica de la crueldad, que recibio varios premios y ha sido traducida a diversos idiomas, defiende una literatura contraria a la cultura del espectaculo y a la asepsia posmoderna, una literatura que aborrece lo inocuo y lo complaciente. E ilustra su propuesta teorica con una original exploracion de novelas de Bataille, Canetti, Martin-Santos, McCarthy, Kristof, Onetti y Jelinek, autores crueles cada uno a su manera. Despues de leerlos, no se puede seguir viviendo como antes de hacerlo. Y lo mismo le sucedera a quien lea este ensayo, que ha sido revisado y ampliado por su autor para esta edicion.

La serie se basa en clases dictadas en la Universidad de Buenos Aires, la Universidad Nacional de Quilmes y la Universidad de Cambridge, entre 2009 y 2023. Su objetivo es acercar al público no especializado los desarrollos recientes en historia intelectual, presentando teorias y corrientes que han transformado el estudio de los textos del pasado, mas alla del marco tradicional de la "historia de ideas". Tambien explora los problemas que surgen al abordar el cambio conceptual. Este segundo volumen se centra en Reinhart Koselleck y la Escuela Alemana de Historia de Conceptos (Begriffsgeschichte), que revoluciono la historia politico-intelectual en el ambito germano-parlante. Mas que trazar cambios en conceptos individuales, esta escuela los utiliza para analizar grandes estructuras conceptuales, especialmente el periodo Sattelzeit (1750-1850), origen de la modernidad. Koselleck estudia como se instaura un nuevo horizonte de sentido y una conciencia historica basada en la contingencia. Su obra abarca tambien la relacion entre historia conceptual e historia social, configurando una Historik, una teoria sobre las condiciones de posibilidad de la conciencia historica.Elias J. Palti es doctor en historia por la Universidad de California en Berkeley y realizo estudios postdoctorales en El Colegio de Mexico y la Universidad de Harvard. Ha sido docente en la Universidad Nacional de Quilmes y la Universidad de Buenos Aires, investigador del CONICET y profesor visitante en diversas instituciones academicas internacionales. Sus articulos han sido publicados en revistas y libros de 23 paises en seis idiomas. Es miembro del comite editorial de Prismas. Revista de Historia Intelectual y del Journal of the History of Ideas. En 2009 recibio la Guggenheim Fellowship y en 2021 el premio "Pensamiento de America Leopoldo Zea" de la OEA, entre otras distinciones. Entre 2016 y 2022 dirigio el Centro de Historia Intelectual de la Universidad Nacional de Quilmes y, en 2020-2021, la Maestria en Historia Intelectual en la misma institucion.

La presente serie se basa en clases dictadas en la Universidad de Buenos Aires y la Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, entre los años 2009 y 2023, así como en la The John Robert Seeley Lecture Series dictada en la Universidad de Cambridge en mayo de 2022. La misma se propone poner al alcance de un publico no especializado la serie de desarrollos que han tenido lugar en las ultimas decadas en el campo de la historia intelectual, ofrecer un panorama de las distintas teorias y corrientes presentes en este campo disciplinar con el objeto de comprender como se transformaron en los años recientes nuestros modos de abordar los textos del pasado, apartandose de los marcos tradicionales de la "historia de ideas". Y tambien el tipo de problemas que estas teorias nos plantean; particularmente, en el momento de abordar la cuestion del cambio conceptual.Este primer volumen se enfoca en la figura de Quentin Skinner y la Escuela de Cambridge, la cual ha producido una transformacion fundamental en la historia politico-intelectual en el ambito anglosajon. Segun se muestra, su teoria "contextualista discursiva", asi como su enfoque en la dimension performativa del lenguaje, esto es, los usos del mismo, llevara a replantear la lectura de los textos clasicos de la historia del pensamiento proveyendo un mayor rigor historico y evitando asi incurrir en los anacronismos que eran corrientes en esta area de estudios.Elias J. Palti es doctor en historia de la Universidad de California en Berkeley. Realizo estudios postdoctorales en El Colegio de Mexico y la Universidad de Harvard. Se desempeño como docente en la Universidad Nacional de Quilmes y en la Universidad de Buenos Aires y como investigador del CONICET, y como profesor visitante en distintas instituciones academicas del mundo. Articulos suyos han aparecido en revistas especializadas y libros de 22 paises, en 6 distintos idiomas. Es miembro del comite editorial de Prismas. Revista de Historia Intelectual y el Journal of the History of Ideas. En 2009 recibio la Guggenheim Fellowship y en 2021 el premio "Pensamiento de America Leopoldo Zea", otorgado por el Instituto Panamericano de Geografia e Historia de la Organizacion de Estados Americanos (OEA), entre otras distinciones. Entre 2016 y 2022 se desempeño como director del Centro de Historia Intelectual de la Universidad Nacional de Quilmes y durante el periodo 2020-2021 como director de la Maestria en Historia Intelectual en la misma Universidad.

Este libro analiza la cultura negada que se expresa en nuestro relato de sostenimiento del sistema hegemónico que vivimos y que punza con su fuerza constante en lo cotidiano. La cultura negada es un mito que no se asume, que aflora y que insiste en nuestra propia condicion de vida. La vida no es para la muerte, como piensa una corriente filosofica de occidente, sino que la vida es para ser vivida en su plenitud; no la vida como un desprendimiento de perdidas permanentes, sino como una vitalidad comunitaria de la especie. La cultura negada es asumir la vida en su totalidad, donde las argumentaciones solidas de cada epoca invisibilizan lo absoluto de la accion y la confluencia de las contradicciones que exacerban una forma hegemonica de la vida para alejarse del miedo de lo finito del existir, para solo refugiarse en la mercantilizacion de la vida. El libro se divide en dos partes, una primera de desarrollo conceptual y una segunda de aplicacion del metodo en la realidad. En la primera parte tiene dos ejes fundantes:1. El mito constitutivo que no asumimos y negamos. El sentido de un vivir enajenado en argumentaciones solidas binarias que fragmentan la totalidad del vivir.2. El metodo de la totalidad complementaria como instrumento de indagacion e investigacion social. Dr. Jose A. TasatDoctor en Educacion, UNTREF/UNLA. Licenciado en Psicologia, UBA.Autor del libro La educacion negada: aportes desde un pensamiento americano Prometeo 2019.Coordinador del libro Pensar en Movimiento: aportes para la practica docente 2021 -Prometeo.Coordinador del Libro El Hedor de America: Reflexiones interdisciplinaria a 50 años de la America Profunda de Rodolfo Kusch EDUNTREF/CCC 2013Coordinador del Libro Pensar America: pensadores latinoamericanos en dialogo 2015 UNTREF UFBA y Arte, estetica, literatura y teatro en Rodolfo Kusch 2016 UNTREF.Autor de Politicas culturales publicas, culturales locales y diversidad cultural EDUNTREF 2014 y del Dossier sobre el Pensamiento de Rodolfo Kusch del Cuaderno de Politicas Culturales: Indicadores Culturales 2014 EDUNTREF. Coordinador del Programa Pensamiento Americano UNTREF y de las Jornadas el Pensamiento de Rodolfo Kusch 2012-2024 y de la Plataforma Educativa Pensar en Movimiento

"La excelencia no es un acto, sino un hábito."Escrita hace más de dos milenios, la Ética a Nicómaco sigue siendo la guía más influyente para quienes buscan responder a la pregunta fundamental: ¿Cómo debemos vivir? Aristoteles nos enseña que la felicidad (Eudaimonia) no es un golpe de suerte ni un placer momentaneo, sino el resultado de vivir conforme a la razon y cultivar la excelencia humana a traves de la practica constante.El Secreto del Justo Medio: En el corazon de esta obra se encuentra la revolucionaria teoria del "Justo Medio". Aristoteles propone que la virtud no es un extremo, sino el equilibrio perfecto entre dos vicios: el exceso y el defecto. A traves de un analisis profundo de la valentia, la templanza y la justicia, este libro ofrece una brujula moral para navegar las complejidades de la conducta humana, convirtiendose en el pilar de la filosofia moral y la etica de la virtud.Un Manual para el Crecimiento Personal: Mas que un texto academico, este es un manual practico para la formacion del caracter. Es una lectura esencial para estudiantes de humanidades, lideres que buscan una base etica solida y cualquier persona interesada en el desarrollo personal y la busqueda de una vida con proposito.Descubra el camino hacia la excelencia. Compre la "Etica a Nicomaco" hoy mismo y transforme su forma de habitar el mundo.

"Some things are up to us, and some things are not up to us."With this single, revolutionary sentence, Epictetus unlocks the secret to an invincible life. The Enchiridion is a collection of 53 short, punchy lessons designed to strip away the anxiety, anger, and grief that come from trying to control the uncontrollable. As a former slave who rose to become one of Romes most respected teachers, Epictetus speaks with the authority of someone who truly understands hardship. He teaches that our happiness depends not on what happens to us, but on how we interpret what happens. This book is a tactical manual for the soul, providing the psychological armor needed to navigate a world of uncertainty with dignity and calm.The Power of Perception: Epictetus famously argues that "men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them." The Enchiridion provides the mental exercises necessary to reframe setbacksfrom a broken cup to the loss of a jobas opportunities to practice virtue and maintain your "ruling faculty."The Disciplines of Desire and Action: The handbook outlines how to align your desires with reality. By training yourself to want only what is within your control, you become immune to disappointment. Epictetus guides the reader toward the role of the "cosmopolitan"a citizen of the world who acts with social duty while remaining internally detached from the outcome.Why It Is a Global Masterpiece: The Enchiridion has been the bedside companion of emperors, generals, and modern-day leaders for two millennia. From Marcus Aurelius to Admiral James Stockdale in a POW camp, its "no-excuses" approach to personal responsibility and emotional freedom has saved countless minds from despair. It is the shortest path to a life of tranquility.Reclaim your mind. Purchase "The Enchiridion" today.

"Philosophy is not a trick for the public, it is for the soul."Seneca was a statesman, dramatist, and one of Romes wealthiest menyet he spent his final days writing these letters to his friend Lucilius on how to find true freedom. Moral Letters to Lucilius is a deep dive into the practical application of Stoicism. Seneca tackles the universal anxieties we still face today: the fear of death, the burden of grief, the noise of the crowd, and the pursuit of luxury. He argues that the only true wealth is a mind that is at peace with itself and the natural order of the world.The "Doctor of the Soul": Senecas writing style is warm, conversational, and filled with memorable aphorisms. He treats philosophy as a "remedy" for the sickness of the mind. Whether he is advising on how to choose a true friend or how to handle a difficult boss, his advice is designed to be used the moment you put the book down.The Resilience of the Mind: Through these letters, Seneca prepares Lucilius (and the reader) for the "slings and arrows of outrageous fortune." He emphasizes the practice of Premeditatio Malorumrehearsing potential difficulties so that they never take us by surpriseand the importance of living every day as if it were our last.Why It Is a Modern Essential: From Silicon Valley CEOs to modern therapists, Senecas letters remain a go-to resource for mental clarity. He teaches us that we "suffer more often in imagination than in reality" and provides the tools to build an unshakable inner character in an unpredictable world.Begin your journey toward a calmer life. Purchase "Moral Letters to Lucilius" today.

Meditations, a set of private notebooks in Greek, distills Stoic ethics into terse maxims, self-admonitions, and reflections on impermanence, duty, and cosmic order. Collected posthumously into twelve books, its fragments form a disciplined regimen of spiritual exercisesattention, causal analysis, and negative visualizationwithin the Greco-Roman hypomnemata tradition, in tacit dialogue with Epictetus and other imperial Stoics. Marcus Aurelius (121180 CE), emperor-philosopher, wrote amid wars on the Danube and the Antonine plague. Educated by Rusticus and other Stoic mentors, he turns power inward, using the notebook to recall exemplars, interrogate impulses, and convert the urgencies of rule into training for justice and steadinessoften, scholars believe, in encampments such as Carnuntum. Readers seeking practical philosophy, resilient leadership, or contemplative poise will find in Meditations both rigor and consolation. It can be read as a manual of character formation and as a rare voice of Roman Stoicism; it rewards slow, cyclical study, ideally across multiple translations. Return to it to refine attention, temper emotion, and renew civic-minded purpose.Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readabledistilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

A Treatise of Human Nature proposes an empiricist science of mind, morals, and society. In three booksOf the Understanding, Of the Passions, and Of MoralsHume derives ideas from impressions, treats causation as custom, diagnoses the problem of induction, and advances a bundle theory of the self; he then explains pride, sympathy, and practical reasoning, and grounds justice, property, and promising as artificial virtues while marking the isought gap. Its rigorous, Newtonian style and vivid examples place it at the apex of British empiricism. Composed in his twenties while in France, notably at La Fleche, David Hume sought to be the "Newton of the moral sciences." Educated in Edinburgh and steeped in the Scottish Enlightenment, he fused classical learning with commercialage psychology and ancientmodern skepticism. Though the Treatise "fell deadborn from the press," he later recast portions in the Enquiries. Demanding yet rewarding, this volume suits readers in philosophy, cognitive science, law, and political theory. Read it in a reliable critical edition, with Humes Abstract and crossreference to the Enquiries; the result is a durable framework for belief, action, and social order. For anyone seeking modern empiricisms foundations and a lucid map of the minds limits, the Treatise is indispensable.Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readabledistilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

Meditations of Marcus Aurelius is the Roman emperors private notebook, twelve books of reflections composed during campaigns in the second century CE. Aphoristic, fragmentary, and austere, it stages Stoic exercises rather than systematic doctrine: rehearsals of impermanence, assent, and the dichotomy of control; reminders of duty to the cosmopolis and of living according to nature and logos. In dialogue with Epictetus and tinged with Heraclitean flux, its rhetoric is spare and unsparing of imperial vanity. Ruling from 161 to 180, Marcus wrote not for an audience but for himself, often at Carnuntum on the Danube amid the Marcomannic wars and Antonine Plague. Trained by Junius Rusticus, with Epictetus as guide, and schooled in rhetoric by Fronto and philosophy by Apollonius, he preferred Greek for moral clarity. The burdens of command, illness, and mortality pressed him toward a regimen of reminders, cultivating steadiness, gratitude, and humane governance. Readers seeking practical wisdom, leadership ethics, or resilient habits will find this a lucid companion. Read slowly, in short passages, and return often; the meditative cadence rewards repetition. Whether approached in translation or in Greek, its disciplined counsel remains bracing, humane, and deeply usable for anyone navigating change, responsibility, and the ordinariness of suffering.Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readabledistilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation presents utilitarianism as a practical science of lawmaking. Bentham states the principle of utility, devises the felicific calculus, distinguishes four sanctions, and builds a taxonomy of offenses to guide proportionate punishment. Written in an austere, classificatory style with definitions and careful distinctions, the treatise joins moral theory to jurisprudence. In the late Enlightenment context, it rejects appeal to custom in favor of transparent calculation and legislative clarity aimed at maximizing collective happiness. Trained in law and called to the bar, Bentham grew impatient with the fictions and inconsistencies of English common law. Influenced by Hume and Helvetius, he pursued codification, proportionate penalties, and administrative transparency. Encounters with penal abuses and early political economy shaped the books claim that governance must rest on measurable pleasures and pains rather than tradition or metaphysics. Students of ethics, jurisprudence, public policy, and economics will find a rigorous basis for debates on punishment, welfare, and regulation. Read as both moral philosophy and a manual for legislators, it rewards close study with conceptual economy and practical guidance. For anyone intent on aligning institutions with human well-being, Benthams framework remains a bracing, indispensable point of departure.Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readabledistilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

Forallx: An Introduction to Formal Logic offers a rigorous, streamlined route from propositional logic to firstorder quantification with identity, integrating proof theory and semantics at each step. Magnus treats symbolization, syntax, and consequence together, moving from truth tables and validity to naturaldeduction proofs and simple modeltheoretic ideas, with many worked examples and graded exercises. The prose is lucid, the notation consistent, and the scope calibrated for an introductory course yet suitable for selfstudy. In todays open textbook landscape, it exemplifies a modular primer focused on core techniques rather than ornament. P. D. Magnus, a philosopher at the University at Albany (SUNY) whose research spans the philosophy of science and classification, brings long teaching experience and a commitment to open educational resources. His aim to lower barriers to logic shaped a text released under an open license and iteratively improved through classroom use and community feedback. Ideal for introductory courses and disciplined self-study, this book equips readers to formalize arguments, construct and assess proofs, and read advanced work in logic and allied fields. A reliable, accessible, and remarkably teachable companion.Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readabledistilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

This classic collects parables and dialogues that chart a Daoist art of living amid the Warring States. With playful yet piercing prose, Zhuangzi advances spontaneity (ziran), noncoercive action (wuwei), and the "equalizing of things" (qiwu). Butterfly-dream reverie, Cook Dings effortless carving, and the Useless Tree lampoon rigid moralism while modeling freedom from fixating names and purposes. Aphorism, paradox, and self-cancelling rhetoricdistributed across inner, outer, and miscellaneous chaptersplace the work beside the Daodejing while distinguishing it by dramatic voices, humor, and skepticism. Attributed to Zhuang Zhou of the fourth century BCE, a recluse from the state of Song, the author reportedly spurned high office in Chu. The eras violent reforms and disputatious schoolsConfucian, Mohist, Legalistoffered both foil and stimulus. Artisans, cripples, and animals serve as his teachers, revealing skill attuned to circumstance rather than rule and shaping his critique of absolutist language and anxious utility. Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer deserves a place with the worlds philosophical classics. Read it to cultivate supple judgment, to question the tyranny of fixed categories, and to imagine communities formed by humility, play, and responsive skill. For students of philosophy, literature, religion, and ethics, it offers an enduring pedagogy of freedom amid complexity.Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readabledistilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

The Varieties of Religious Experience (Complete Edition) presents Jamess 19011902 Gifford Lectures as a psychologically exacting inquiry into conversion, mysticism, saintliness, and the "sick soul" versus "healthy-mindedness." Mining memoirs and clinical reports, he builds a phenomenology of religion that tests beliefs by their consequences"by their fruits." The prose is lucid and case-rich, balancing clinical detachment with narrative verve. Set at the crossroads of early scientific psychology, pragmatism, and post-Darwinian religious modernism, it ranges from St. Teresa to Tolstoy and Whitman. William James (18421910), Harvard psychologist-philosopher and a founding architect of pragmatism and radical empiricism, brought medical training and laboratory rigor to questions of meaning. His bouts of depression and neurasthenia, and experiments in altered states (including nitrous oxide), bred sympathy for extremity in faith. Drawing on transatlantic networks and wide readingEdwards, Teresa, Leuba, Starbuckhe sought to honor experience without doctrinal partisanship, reconciling scientific naturalism with plural religious value. This complete edition restores the full arc of his argument and cases, making it indispensable to scholars of religion, psychologists, philosophers, clinicians, and reflective seekers. Read it to assess spiritual claims without cynicism or credulity, to meet diverse textures of belief, and to see pragmatism at work as a humane method.Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readabledistilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

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"What Heaven has conferred is called The Nature; an accordance with this nature is called The Path."One of the "Four Books" of Confucianism, the Doctrine of the Mean is a profound philosophical treatise that provides the metaphysical framework for a balanced life. It teaches that the path to virtuethe "Mean"is not merely a compromise, but a state of perfect equilibrium and harmony with the cosmic order. To find the Mean is to align ones personal conduct with the very pulse of the universe.The Power of Sincerity (Cheng): At the heart of Zisis work is the transformative power of "Sincerity." The text argues that by being true to oneself and ones nature, an individual can reach a state of enlightenment that allows them to "assist the transforming and nourishing powers of Heaven and Earth." It is a philosophy of active self-cultivation, where the internal moral state of the individual has the power to bring peace to the entire world.A Blueprint for the "Superior Man": The Doctrine of the Mean outlines the characteristics of the Junzi (the Superior Man), who remains cautious even when unseen and walks the path of virtue even in solitude. It bridges the gap between everyday ethics and transcendental philosophy, making it an essential read for anyone seeking a life of purpose, stability, and profound ethical clarity.Discover the wisdom of balance in a world of extremes. Purchase the "Doctrine of the Mean" today and align your life with the Way.

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Ethical AI A Myth? Gina Bronner-Martin demonstrates why machines can never act morally. Not due to technical deficits, but because they fundamentally lack consciousness, intentionality, and responsibility. She exposes the illusion of "ethical AI" and poses the critical questions: Who controls these systems? Who bears responsibility for their consequences?Rather than relying on algorithmic self-regulation, she demands binding democratic control and institutionalized accountability. A decisive counterproposal to technological utopianism for all who want to understand why the problem cannot be solved through better algorithms.This monograph is based on the paper "Ethical AI as a Moral Agent is Impossible: Why Algorithmic Fairness is an Illusion and We Need Democratic AI Governance." (https://philpapers.org/rec/BROEAA-9)

Em uma pequena cidade do interior, vidas comuns se cruzam sob o peso do destino. Marco e Raquel vivem o auge de uma felicidade simples, até que a chegada de Guilherme, um jovem rebelde e autodestrutivo, desencadeia uma serie de eventos que expem o lado mais sombrio da natureza humana. Entre o real e o inexplicavel, Redenço mergulha em temas como a fe, a perda e o limite do perdo. O que começa como um drama familiar se transforma em uma espiral de medo, arrependimento e revelaçes que desafiam a propria razo. Uma historia sobre escolhas, consequencias e sobre o que pode acontecer quando a alma se recusa a descansar.