Dimitri Shostakovich - String Quartet No 8

Stephen Eric Bronner "Reclaiming the Enlightenment: Toward a Politics of Radical Engagement"

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Stephen Eric Bronner, "Reclaiming the Enlightenment: Toward a Politics of Radical Engagement"
| ISBN: 0231126085 | 2004 | PDF | 201 pages | 1,06 mb

This book tackles an obvious yet profound problem of modern political life: the disorientation of intellectuals and activists on the left. As the study of political history and theory has been usurped by cultural criticism, a confusion over the origins and objectives of progressive politics has been the result.

Specifically, it has become fashionable for intellectuals to attack the Enlightenment for its imperialism, eurocentrism, and scientism, and for the sexism and racism of some of its major representatives. Although the fact that individual thinkers harbored such prejudices is irrefutable, Stephen Bronner argues that reducing the Enlightenment ethos to these beliefs is wholly unsustainable.

With its championing of democracy, equality, cosmopolitanism, and reason -- and its vociferous attacks on popular prejudice, religious superstition, and arbitrary abuses of power -- the Enlightenment was once hailed as the foundation of all modern, progressive politics. But in 1947, this perspective was dramatically undermined when Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno published their classic work, Dialectic of Enlightenment, which claims that the Enlightenment was the source of totalitarianism and the worst excesses of modernity.

Reclaiming the Enlightenment from purely philosophical and cultural interpretations, Bronner shows that its notion of political engagement keeps democracy fresh and alive by providing a practical foundation for fostering institutional accountability, opposing infringements on individual rights, instilling an enduring commitment to social reform, and building a cosmopolitan sensibility.

This forceful and timely reinterpretation of the Enlightenment and its powerful influence on contemporary political life is a resounding wake-up call to critics on both the left and the right.

Mini-guía para el Pensamiento crítico: Conceptos y herramientas

Mini-guía para el Pensamiento crítico: Conceptos y herramientas - Richard Paul y Linda Elder
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Todo el mundo piensa; es parte de nuestra naturaleza. Pero, mucho de nuestro pensar, por sí solo, es arbitrario, distorsionado, parcializado, desinformado o prejuiciado. Sin embargo, nuestra calidad de vida y de lo que producimos, hacemos o construimos depende, precisamente, de la calidad de nuestro pensamiento. El pensamiento de mala calidad cuesta tanto en dinero como en calidad de vida. La excelencia en el pensamiento, sin embargo, debe ejercitarse de forma sistemática.

Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction

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Adam J. Silverstein - Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction
Publisher: Oxfоrd Univеrsity Prеss | 2010-02-01 | ISBN: 0199545723 | PDF | 144 pages | 2.71 MB

Opening with a lucid overview of the rise and spread of Islam, from the seventh to the twenty-first century, this Very Short Introduction introduces the story of Islamic history, charting the evolution of what was originally a small, localized community of believers into an international religion with over a billion adherents.

The book examines how Islam rose from the obscurity of seventh-century Arabia to the forefront of modern global concerns, and it highlights how we know what we claim to know about Islam's rise and development. Historian Adam J. Silverstein also discusses the peoples--Arabs, Persians, and Turks--who shaped Islamic history, and sheds light on three representative institutions--the mosque, jihad, and the caliphate--that highlight Islam's diversity over time.

Finally, the book analyzes the roles that Islamic history has played in both religious and political contexts, while stressing the unique status that history enjoys among Muslims, especially compared to its lowly place in Western societies where history is often seen as little more than something that is not to be repeated.

James O. Prochaska and John C. Norcross, "Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis"

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James O. Prochaska and John C. Norcross, "Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis"
Broo ks C ole | 2009 | ISBN: 049560187X | 624 pages | PDF | 7,5 MB

Systematic and balanced, this comprehensive text uses a wealth of clinical case illustrations to help readers understand a wide variety of psychotherapies including psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, existential, person-centered, experiential, interpersonal, exposure, behavioral, cognitive, systemic, multicultural, and integrative. The Seventh Edition thoroughly analyzes 15 leading systems of psychotherapy and briefly surveys another 30, thus providing a broader scope than is available in most textbooks.

Prochaska and Norcross explore each system's theory of personality, theory of psychopathology, and resulting therapeutic process and relationship. By doing so, they demonstrate how much psychotherapy systems agree on the processes producing change, while showing how they disagree on the content that needs to be changed. To bring these similarities and differences to life, the authors also present the limitations, practicalities, and outcome research of each system of psychotherapy.

Philosophy of Mind A-Z

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Philosophy of Mind A-Z
Edinburgh University Press | July 1, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0748620958 | 192 pages | PDF | 1.3 mb

From Plato and Leibniz to externalism and the frame problem, from Husserl to neural Darwinism, from mental causation to the problem of consciousness, this guide outlines the main positions, key figures, important terms, and longstanding debates of the philosophy of mind.

Enigmas del Cerebro

“El cerebro dicta toda nuestra actividad mental, desde procesos inconscientes como respirar hasta los pensamientos filosóficos más complejos. Contiene más neuronas que estrellas en una galaxia. Por miles de años la civilización se ha preguntado sobre el origen del pensamiento, la conciencia, la interacción social, la creatividad, la percepción, el libre albedrio y la emoción. 
Hasta la actualidad, estas preguntas eran abordadas por filósofos, artistas, líderes religiosos y científicos, ahora las neurociencias emerge como una nueva herramienta para intentar entender estos enigmas. En las últimas décadas hemos aprendido más sobre el funcionamiento del cerebro que en toda la historia de la humanidad. 

Este conocimiento ha sido posible por los avances en la tecnológica como las neuroimágenes que nos permiten estudiar la actividad del cerebro humano en vivo y por la decodificación del genoma humano que, como nunca antes, nos ilumina sobre como los genes influyen en nuestras conductas. Esta serie nos introducirá en el cerebro humano."  Dr. Facundo Manes

Capítulos hasta el 27/08/11

• Percepción Visual Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Cerebro Motor Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Atención y Cerebro Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Política y Cerebro Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Lenguaje y Cerebro Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Cine y Cerebro Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Cerebro Económico Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Cerebro-Corazón Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Felicidad y Recompensa Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Casos Misteriosos Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Ansiedad Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Música y Cerebro Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Sueño y Cognición Parte 1 | Parte 2 
• Enfermedad de Alzheimer Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Cerebro y Desarrollo Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Inteligencia Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Creatividad Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Cerebro Social Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Conciencia Parte 1 | Parte 2 | Parte 3
• Toma de Decisiones Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Memoria Parte 1 | Parte 2
• Emoción Parte 1 | Parte 2