Libros de Historia de la filosofía, página 47 de 217

Desde la Edad de Piedra hasta el mundo contemporáneo, Redondeces presenta la esfera mediante perspectivas filosóficas, religiosas, cientificas o mitológicas

Here, at last, is a book about what happiness really means, and why it often eludes us in our stressed-out, always-on lives.Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO, ThriveA young philosopher and Guinness World Record holder in pull-ups argues that the key to happiness is not goal-driven striving but forging a life that integrates self-possession, friendship, and engagement with nature.What is the meaning of the good life? In this strikingly original book, Adam Adatto Sandel draws on ancient and modern thinkers and on two seemingly disparate pursuits of his own, philosophy and fitness, to offer a surprising answer to this age-old human question.Sandel argues that finding fulfillment is not about attaining happiness, conceived as a state of mind, or even about accomplishing ones greatest goals. Instead, true happiness comes from immersing oneself in activity that is intrinsically rewarding. The source of meaning, he suggests, derives from the integrity or wholeness of self that we forge throughout the journey of life.At the heart of Sandels account of life as a journey are three virtues that get displaced and distorted by our goal-oriented striving: self-possession, friendship, and engagement with nature. Sandel offers illuminating and counterintuitive accounts of these virtues, revealing how they are essential to a happiness that lasts.

No poca es la presión psicologica que ejercen por estos días las narrativas triunfalistas de autosuperación sobre el común de la ciudadanía.

A partir de la lectura de autores como Rancière, Beuys, Malabou o Duchamp, esta obra realiza un profundo análisis filosófico sobre el ocio, y por consiguiente acerca del proceso de desarrollo del pen

Este libro ofrece al lector en lengua española el primer comentario integral a los célebres Tres discursos para ocasiones supuestas de Søren Kierkegaard. Ángel Enrique Garrido Maturano no articula es

El presente estudio se sitúa en el marco de la estética analítica y examina el rol y la vigencia del intérprete en la tradicción musical occidental.

El presente trabajo analiza la manera en que la heterosexualidad obligatoria opera en lo afectivo normativizando el amor y excluyendo de su uso a las personas y prácticas heterodisidentes.

The relationship between science and religion has long been a heated debate and is becoming an ever more popular topic The scientific capacity to manipulate and change humans and their environment through genetic engineering life extension and AI is going to take a huge leap forward in the twenty first century provoking endless debates around humans playing God But what do we mean by this Asking this question is surprisingly hard work Attempts to essentialise science let alone religion quickly run into trouble Where are the boundaries Whose definition of science is definitive Which concept of religious is the authoritative one Ultimately neither science nor religion can be pinned down to one single meaning or definition Rather they encompass a family of definitions that relate to one another in a complex web of shifting ways Drawing on extensive research with over a hundred leading thinkers in the UK including Martin Rees Brian Cox Susan Greenfield A C Grayling Ray Tallis Linda Woodhead Steve Bruce Adam Rutherford Robin Dunbar Francesca Stavrakopoulou and Iain McGilchrist The Landscapes of Science and Religion takes the much needed step of asking what science and religion actually are before turning to the familiar question of

Charles Darwin s theory of evolution continues to be controversial Offering a ground breaking introduction to the history and plausibility of the theory this book shows that the theory is supportive of religion and an essential guide to approaching today s most pressing social issues immigrants race homosexuality and the status of women

What is good technology Is good technology even possible And how can feminism help us work towards it The Good Robot addresses these crucial questions through the voices of leading feminist thinkers activists and technologists Each thinker provides a snapshot of key challenges questions and provocations in the field of feminism and technology While the question of whether various AI and technological advances can be ethical is not new the embedded nature of feminist perspectives pulls out whether this perceived goodness or wrongness might actually impact our lives in the 21st century This book explores both the radical possibilities of technology to disrupt practices of patriarchy colonialism racism and beyond but also provides a significant critique of how we can contain the ethical possibilities of entities we cannot predict In exploring unjust technological practices and engaging critical voices in the tech industry the existing moral issues are brought to light as well as the possible ethical quagmires This book opens a new space of discussion on digital technologies one that insists that the future of AI is an urgent feminist issue

Science is remarkably reliable It puts people on the moon performs laser eye surgery tells us about ancient civilizations and species and predicts the future of our climate What underwrites this reliability This book argues that the standard answers the scientific method rigour and objectivity are insufficient for the job Here we propose a new model of science which places its products front and centre In The Tangle of Science we show how any reliable piece of science is underpinned by a vast diverse and thick network of other scientific products In doing so we bring back into focus areas of science that have been long neglected emphasizing how every product from the screws that hold the space shuttle together to ways of measuring the consumer price index to Einstein s theory of general relativity work together to support results we can trust

"Arquitecturas Híbridas de Culturas Híbridas proporciona un fundamento para el entendimiento crítico de las dinámicas globales tras la producción de arquitectura en nuestros días, en los que la agenda de la descolonizacion en ocasiones pretende desconocer que somos tanto esto como aquello". Ingrid Quintana Guerrero

È considerato l& x02019;ultimo dei filosofi antichi e il primo dei filosofi medievali. La sua opera, sintesi perfetta e fino ad allora ma i cosi riuscita di filosofia e religione, ebbe un vasto seguito di autori convinti che non ci fossero barriere tra fede e ragione: p er Sant& x02019;Agostino, il primo filosofo cristiano, questi due concetti s& x02019;intrecciano continuamente per guidare l& x02019;uomo verso la verita & x02013; intesa come Dio & x02013; e raggiungere cosi la felicita, il vero obiettivo della filosofia.

Este libro pretende ponerse a la escucha del grito en tanto vibración de lo extremo. Aun cuando se recibe como expresión del dolor, del sufrimiento, del júbilo o de la emoción pura, el grito se enuncia a traves de la sonoridad del sinsentido, lo que desborda todo uso autenticamente interlocutor del lenguaje y descompone la expresion en su uso inmediato. El grito es una instancia de ruptura que exhibe lo inapropiable de la expresion, es el impulso del lenguaje por buscar las huellas de su otro, del cuerpo, sin pretender obtener la plenitud de un saber clausurado sobre el y, al contrario, exhibiendo su infinita diferencia. "El pensamiento del grito" es asi un llamado a una deconstruccion del lenguaje y a la desarticulacion de toda pretension de dominacion de la gestualidad. A traves de Artaud, Nietzsche, Merleau-Ponty, Lacoue-Labarthe y Derrida, se desarrolla en este libro un entramado sin historia que busca cuestionar el fondo de la expresividad material y sonora primitiva.

Sensitive and engaging I hope everybody reads it Brian EnoA SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024With a foreword by Peter WohllebenHow much can one love a tree Rajasthan in northern India is home to the Bishnoi a community renowned for the extreme lengths they go to in order to protect nature Bishnoi men and women have died to defend trees from loggers and wildlife from poachers Writer and conservationist Martin Goodman one of few trusted outsiders relates the history of the Bishnoi and asks what a world facing climate change and natural disaster can learn from a 600 year old sustainable community leading an existence in delicate balance with nature and under threat from rapacious modernity My Head for a Tree offers a timely reflection on indigenous community based activism and how we might adjust our lives to fight for the natural world

Una guía espiritual, desde el inconsciente, para aplicar en la vida diaria. Acompaña a Nerea en este viaje íntimo y simbólico donde lo espiritual se teje con la rutina diaria. En cada breve capítulo

Deseamos reflexionar, y lo hacemos a través de diversos temas que van desde la escuela y el Tribunal de Justicia hasta el convento de las monjas, entre muchos otros. En realidad, nuestro objetivo es cuestionarnos sobre algunos de ellos: ¿por que las cosas son como son, como nos parecen o como deberian ser?No pretendemos hacer filosofia de lo tratado, pues seria demasiado pretencioso por nuestra parte. Son cuestiones de actualidad porque, quiza, lo han sido siempre. Juzgue el lector.