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L'ascesa dell'Impero: Volume 1: La Germania si riprenderà attraverso lo spirito tedesco
by Ulrich Richard HambuchIl popolo dei poeti e dei pensatori, che sono stati per due volte vittime di terribili guerre mondiali nella storia recente, è di nuovo in una profonda crisi in questi giorni e si trova a un bivio. Negli ultimi sette anni, in questo contesto sono state prodotte innumerevoli, analiticamente brillanti, ma sobrie, lunghe e per la maggior parte incomprensibili e quindi in ultima analisi solo opere fugaci, in cui gli autori si sono sentiti chiamati a scoprire e denunciare le cose che ci hanno consapevolmente o inconsciamente oppresso negli ultimi decenni. In definitiva, però, tutti gli autori che conoscevo non sono riusciti a delineare un'alternativa olistica e sostenibile allo stato attuale. A questo bisognava porre rimedio. Oggi la considero una coincidenza del destino, che per alcuni anni non mi ha permesso da più parti di portare avanti la mia attività abituale in modo permanente e che mi ha portato, da ora in poi, a dedicarmi in solitudine e imparzialità al tema della ricerca della verità. Come persona che, dopo un po' di tempo di apprendimento, di pensiero, di sentimento e di pausa, è in grado di agire, non ho potuto trovare casa in nessun partito, in nessuna azienda o luogo della Repubblica Federale Tedesca. Così ho deciso senza ulteriori indugi di creare questa casa ideale politica, laica e spirituale per me stesso.
L'emoció d'aprendre: Històries inspiradores d'escola, família i vida
by César Bona«Un viatge cap a la diversitat; una reflexió sobre l'èxit, el fracàs i les expectatives que condicionen nens, nenes i adolescents, i sobre com podem donar-los la possibilitat de construir el seu propi futur.» Què és l'èxit per a tu? I el fracàs? I si penses en nens i nenes, què contestaries? Quan mires els que t'envolten, consideres que no tens prejudicis? Hi ha certes creences que distorsionen la teva manera de veure la vida? Com a docents, moltes coses no ens les van ensenyar a la universitat; com a pares, aprenem a força d'assaig i error. L'empatia és un joc que cal practicar cada dia, i això no implica allunyar-se del que ets sinó acostar-se al que l'altra persona és i sent. Al món hi ha gairebé vuit milions de persones, cadascuna diferent de la resta. Les diferències són un valor, i no un inconvenient. Quan entenguem això, començarem a veure la vida d'una altra manera, amb la riquesa que proporciona la diversitat. En aquest llibre trobaràs històries inspiradores que conviden a reflexionar sobre totes aquestes preguntes i sobre la manera com mirem els qui ens envolten. «No és el que mires, és el que veus», deia Thoreau. I cada paraula, cada gest, compta. La crítica ha dit...«César obre nous horitzons per als nens. Està creant líders del futur animant-los a agafar les regnes per emprendre accions i canviar actituds -i pràctiques- de la societat.»Jane Goodall «La meva primera descoberta del 2015 ha estat conèixer l'existència del professor César Bona. És un plaer comprovar que, de tant en tant, apareix un personatge humil capaç de despertar admiració unànime [...]. Ensenya els seus alumnes a gaudir de la natura i dels animals, i a fer pel·lícules, jugar, imaginar i pensar en els altres. També els ensenya anglès, història imatemàtiques, però el que ell considera bàsic és que siguin bones persones.»Nativel Preciado, Tiempo
L'experience plebeienne
by Martin BreaughHow do people excluded from political life achieve political agency? Through a series of historical events that have been mostly overlooked by political theorists, Martin Breaugh identifies fleeting yet decisive instances of emancipation in which people took it upon themselves to become political subjects. Emerging during the Roman plebs's first secession in 494 BCE, the plebeian experience consists of an underground or unexplored configuration of political strategies to obtain political freedom. The people reject domination through political praxis and concerted action, therefore establishing an alternative form of power. Breaugh's study concludes in the nineteenth century and integrates ideas from sociology, philosophy, history, and political science. Organized around diverse case studies, his work undertakes exercises in political theory to show how concepts provide a different understanding of the meaning of historical events and our political present. The Plebeian Experience describes a recurring phenomenon that clarifies struggles for emancipation throughout history, expanding research into the political agency of the many and shedding light on the richness of radical democratic struggles from ancient Rome to Occupy Wall Street and beyond.
L'impresa rigenerativa
by L. Pipero Ethan Roland Gregory LanduaIl presente libro è “l’eccedenza intellettuale” e il capitale di esperienza di una sana e vibrante comunità di pratica. Non è stato scritto da due persone, ma è il risultato di anni di conversazione tra imprenditori, azionisti, agricoltori, ideatori di permacolture e investitori appassionati e intelligenti, persone che vogliono cambiare il mondo e che lavorano ogni giorno per sanare le relazioni tra la nostra società umana, smemorata e sconnessa, e la terra nutrice.
L'uomo moderno
by Annarita Tranfici Cristiane SerruyaLo stato moderno dell'uomo, la sua vita, i suoi pensieri e i suoi sentimenti sono stati analizzati dall'autrice con uno stile poetico, diretto e sensibile. Un testo contemporaneo che indaga sulle angosce e sui desideri dell'uomo moderno, sui suoi bisogni e progetti, sui suoi sogni e sulle sue utopie,e che invita il lettore a ripensare alle sue azioni quotidiane. Prefazione a cura di Carla Francalanci, Dottore di ricerca in Filosofia presso il Boston College. - Medaglia d'oro nella categoria "Scritti motivazionali per giovani adulti" concessa dalla prestigiosa istituzione "Literary Classic International Book Award and Review", 2013. - Medaglia di bronzo nella categoria "Saggistica - Racconto breve"; Finalista al Book Award nella categoria "Saggistica - Racconto breve - Religione/Filosofia", tutti assegnati dal "Readers' Favorite International Book Award", 2013. - Menzione d'onore dalla Facoltà di Giurisprudenza della Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, 1988.
L'état de rêve - La théorie du complot
by Jed Mckenna Laura DinrathsSi la vie n’est qu’un rêve, à quoi nous éveillons-nous ? La prémisse centrale de L’état de rêve : la théorie du complot est l’affirmation certes ridicule mais indéniablement vraie que l’univers n’existe pas. C’est quelque chose que vous pouvez comprendre conceptuellement, comme en regardant un documentaire sur l’Antarctique, ou empiriquement, en déménageant en Antarctique. Ou grâce à un phénomène lié où vous vous endormez devant le documentaire et vous réveillez dans un désert de glace. Ça doit être étrange, mais la vérité est que vous dormez dans un endroit solitaire et désolé en rêvant que ce n’est pas le cas, et que c’est là que vous vous retrouverez en vous réveillant.
L'éveil spirituellement incorrect
by Jed Mckenna Laura D.L’Éveil Spirituellement Incorrect n’est pas un genre d’éveil spirituel – c’est le seul genre. LA MARQUE D’UN VRAI MAÎTRE est de pouvoir exprimer un sujet extrêmement complexe avec une simplicité troublante. Jed McKenna est un tel maître, et l’éveil spirituel est son sujet. Son premier livre, L’éveil spirituel : La chose la plus dingue, est devenu un classique immédiat et l’a établi en tant qu’enseignant spirituel doté d’une profondeur et d’une clarté surprenantes. Son second livre, L’éveil spirituellement incorrect, nous emmène faire un tour fascinant dans l’état éveillé – ce qu’il est et ce qu’il n’est pas, qui y est et qui n’y est pas, comment l’atteindre et comment atteindre un meilleur état. Les surprises exquises abondent, y compris la révélation de ce qui est sans doute la plus grande œuvre spirituelle de tous les temps – cachée au vu et connue de tous. Whitman, Melville, Thoreau, Mark Twain et U.G. Krishnamurti y apparaissent, et une étudiante du premier livre revient partager les écrits de son autolyse spirituelle. Encore plus surprenants, les subtils efforts de l’auteur pour éloigner le lecteur de l’éveil et l’attirer vers un état plus désirable et plus accessible. Si tu ne me trouves pas du premier coup, garde courage, Si je t’échappe à un endroit, cherche ailleurs, Je suis arrêté quelque part et n’attends que toi. - Walt Whitman Les livres de Jed McKenna ne sont pas destinés à tous. Ils sont destinés à ceux qui sont fatigués du carrousel spirituel et prêts à confronter la réalité sans fard du processus d’éveil. Si vous chérissez vos enseignants, leurs atours et parures, Jed n’est peut-être pas ce qu’il vous faut, mais lorsque vous serez prêt à descendre du manège et à entreprendre le voyage, Jed McKenna est le mec que
L. S. Vygotsky's Pedological Works, Volume 3: Pedology of the Adolescent I: Pedology in the Transitional Age (Perspectives in Cultural-Historical Research #11)
by L. S. VygotskyThis book contains the first complete translation of the first half of the Pedology of the Adolescent by the Soviet thinker, educator, and teacher L.S. Vygotsky. It was the longest work published in his lifetime and was a correspondence course written by Vygotsky for teachers across the Soviet Union. The book is a sustained argument about the borders of pedology, the nature of the transition between childhood and adulthood, and the concrete character of the distinction between the lower psychological functions that we largely share with animals and those that are specific to fully socialized humans. After an initial methodological introduction, three kinds of maturation—general anatomical, sexual, and sociocultural—are explored. This book will be followed by a companion volume covering pedology of the transitional age as a psychological and social problem.
L. S. Vygotsky's Pedological Works, Volume 4: Pedology of the Adolescent II: Pedology of the Transitional Age as a Psychological and Social Problem (Perspectives in Cultural-Historical Research #12)
by L. S. VygotskyThis book contains a new translation of the second half of the Pedology of the Adolescent by the renowned Soviet thinker, educator and teacher L.S. Vygotsky. It was a correspondence course written by Vygotsky for teachers across the Soviet Union, and it constitutes the longest work published in his lifetime. Four chapters have never been translated before and appear here for the very first time. With this volume, Vygotsky concludes the sustained argument he commenced in Vol. 3 Pedology of the Adolescent I: Pedology in the Transitional Age, establishing the borders of pedology, the nature of the transition between childhood and adulthood, and the concrete nature of the distinction between the lower psychological functions we largely have in common with animals and those that are specific to fully social humans. In this volume Vygotsky "puts flesh on the skeleton" of his working hypothesis concerning the interests and the development of concepts in the psychology of the adolescent. He then frames concepts as a special case of developing higher psychological functions, and demonstrates the roots of that development in the social environment. Many of the problems Vygotsky broaches in these new chapters--the choice of a profession, the initiation of the adolescent into working life--are still of immediate, not to say urgent, relevance today. The volume concludes with a remarkable vision of a society "where production is organized for the producers" that still seems far ahead of its time and still ahead of our own.
L. S. Vygotsky's Pedological Works: Volume 1. Foundations of Pedology (Perspectives in Cultural-Historical Research #7)
by L.S. VygotskyThis book provides both a lost last word and a firm first foundation: seven lectures, given in the last months in the life of the Soviet thinker, teacher, and writer L.S. Vygotsky, offer us the most comprehensive and developed form of his thoughts on the child, expressed in the most fundamental and even popular form that Vygotsky himself used with his beginner-level students. As the title of Vygotsky’s course indicates, these are foundations upon which cultural-historical researchers can rebuild the lost science of “pedology”, a holistic approach to child development based on the dynamic unity of physical and mental development. Volume One includes translations of seven of Vygotsky’s lectures that reflect his approach to pedology; the method of pedology and the “methodics” of the unit of analysis; the role of heredity and social environment in child development; and general laws of development in childhood that will help parents and teachers understand the way the child’s endocrine system, nervous system, and mind change as the child enters a culture and learns to make history.
L. T. Hobhouse: His Life and Work (Routledge Revivals)
by Morris Ginsberg J. A. HobsonFirst published in 1931, L. T. Hobhouse is an amalgamation of the late social philosopher L. T. Hobhouse’s personal life and academic work. The first part of this volume is a brief biography by Mr. J. A. Hobson, with added impressions by personal friends and colleagues. It is followed by an account of his philosophy and sociology written by Professor Morris Ginsberg, his pupil and successor at the London School of Economics. Third section consists of some collected essays illustrative of his various capacities and interests. This book will be of interest to students of philosophy and sociology.
L. T. Hobhouse: Liberalism and Other Writings
by James Meadowcroft L. T. HobhouseL. T. Hobhouse was the most sophisticated intellectual exponent of liberal social reform in the early years of the twentieth century. This edition of his classic Liberalism, which includes a number of his other contemporaneous writings, will be of interest to a broad range of students and scholars in politics and the history of political thought.
L.E.J. Brouwer – Topologist, Intuitionist, Philosopher
by Dirk Van DalenDirk van Dalen's biography studies the fascinating life of the famous Dutch mathematician and philosopher Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer. Brouwer belonged to a special class of genius; complex and often controversial and gifted with a deep intuition, he had an unparalleled access to the secrets and intricacies of mathematics. Most mathematicians remember L.E.J. Brouwer from his scientific breakthroughs in the young subject of topology and for the famous Brouwer fixed point theorem. Brouwer's main interest, however, was in the foundation of mathematics which led him to introduce, and then consolidate, constructive methods under the name 'intuitionism'. This made him one of the main protagonists in the 'foundation crisis' of mathematics. As a confirmed internationalist, he also got entangled in the interbellum struggle for the ending of the boycott of German and Austrian scientists. This time during the twentieth century was turbulent; nationalist resentment and friction between formalism and intuitionism led to the Mathematische Annalen conflict ('The war of the frogs and the mice'). It was here that Brouwer played a pivotal role. The present biography is an updated revision of the earlier two volume biography in one single book. It appeals to mathematicians and anybody interested in the history of mathematics in the first half of the twentieth century.
L.S. Vygotsky’s Pedological Works. Volume 2.: The Problem of Age (Perspectives in Cultural-Historical Research #10)
by L.S. VygotskyThis book is the second volume in a series presenting new English translations of L.S. Vygotsky’s writings on the holistic science of the child he called “pedology”. It presents unique materials which reflect the development of Vygotsky’s theoretical position at the last stage of his creative evolution in 1932-1934 and contributes to the number of original Vygotsky texts available in English. It includes the problem of age and age periodization; the structure and dynamics of age, psychological characteristics of age crises and diagnostics of development in relation to age, and the zone of proximal development, which became his most widely known but least understood theoretical innovation. This book places that concept in its context and makes it fully understandable for the first time. In addition, there are lectures and notes that Vygotsky made in preparation for lectures on six critical periods: birth, one year old, three, seven, and thirteen. Vygotsky also devotes chapters to the stable periods of infancy and early childhood and two whole chapters to school age. Future volumes in this series will explore Vygotsky’s pedology of the adolescent.
L1-Norm and L∞-Norm Estimation
by Richard William FarebrotherThis monograph is concerned with the fitting of linear relationships in the context of the linear statistical model. As alternatives to the familiar least squared residuals procedure, it investigates the relationships between the least absolute residuals, the minimax absolute residual and the least median of squared residuals procedures. It is intended for graduate students and research workers in statistics with some command of matrix analysis and linear programming techniques.
LAWS, LANGUAGE and LIFE
by Howard Hunt Pattee Joanna Rączaszek-LeonardiHoward Pattee is a physicist who for many years has taken his own path in studying the physics of symbols, which is now a foundation for biosemiotics. By extending von Neumann's logical requirements for self-replication, to the physical requirements of symbolic instruction at the molecular level, he concludes that a form of quantum measurement is necessary for life. He explains why all non-dynamic symbolic and informational controls act as special (allosteric) constraints on dynamical systems. Pattee also points out that symbols do not exist in isolation but in coordinated symbol systems we call languages. Such insights turn out to be necessary to situate biosemiotics as an objective scientific endeavor. By proposing a way to relate quiescent symbolic constraints to dynamics, Pattee's work builds a bridge between physical, biological, and psychological models that are based on dynamical systems theory. Pattee's work awakes new interest in cognitive scientists, where his recognition of the necessary separation--the epistemic cut--between the subject and object provides a basis for a complementary third way of relating the purely symbolic, computational models of cognition and the purely dynamic, non-representational models. This selection of Pattee's papers also addresses several other fields, including hierarchy theory, artificial life, self-organization, complexity theory, and the complementary epistemologies of the physical and biological sciences.
LEGO and Philosophy: Constructing Reality Brick By Brick
by William Irwin Roy T. Cook Sondra BacharachHow profound is a little plastic building block? It turns out the answer is “very”! 22 chapters explore philosophy through the world of LEGO which encompasses the iconic brick itself as well as the animated televisions shows, feature films, a vibrant adult fan base with over a dozen yearly conventions, an educational robotics program, an award winning series of videogames, hundreds of books, magazines, and comics, a team-building workshop program for businesses and much, much more. Dives into the many philosophical ideas raised by LEGO bricks and the global multimedia phenomenon they have created Tackles metaphysical, logical, moral, and conceptual issues in a series of fascinating and stimulating essays Introduces key areas of philosophy through topics such as creativity and play, conformity and autonomy, consumption and culture, authenticity and identity, architecture, mathematics, intellectual property, business and environmental ethics Written by a global group of esteemed philosophers and LEGO fans A lively philosophical discussion of bricks, minifigures, and the LEGO world that will appeal to LEGO fans and armchair philosophers alike
LGBT-Q Teachers, Civil Partnership and Same-Sex Marriage: The Ambivalences of Legitimacy (Routledge Critical Studies in Gender and Sexuality in Education)
by Aoife NearyThe introduction of legislative structures for same-sex relationships provides a new lens for grappling with the politics of sexuality in schools and society. The emergence of civil partnership and same-sex marriage in Ireland brings to the fore international debates around public intimacy, religion in the public sphere, secularism and the politics of sexuality equality. Building on queer, feminist and affect theory in innovative ways, this book offers insight into the everyday negotiations of LGBT-Q teachers as they operate between and across the intersecting fields of education, religion and LGBT-Q politics. Neary illustrates the complexity of negotiating personal and professional identities for LGBT-Q teachers.
LGBTQ Voices in Education: Changing the Culture of Schooling
by Veronica E. Bloomfield Marni E. FisherLGBTQ Voices in Education: Changing the Culture of Schooling addresses the ways in which teachers can meet the needs of LGBTQ students and improve the culture surrounding gender, sexuality, and identity issues in formal learning environments. Written by experts from a variety of backgrounds including educational foundations, leadership, cultural studies, literacy, criminology, theology, media assessment, and more, these chapters are designed to help educators find the inspiration and support they need to become allies and advocates of queer students, whose safety, well-being, and academic performance are regularly and often systemically threatened. Emphasizing socially just curricula, supportive school climates, and transformative educational practices, this innovative book is applicable to K-12, college-level, and graduate settings, and beyond.
LGBTQ+ Studies in Education: Theoretical Interventions in Curriculum and Pedagogy (Queer Studies and Education)
by Nelson M. Rodriguez Robert C. MizziThis edited volume utilizes critical perspectives other than/or in addition to LGBTQ+ studies to facilitate knowledge-building on pedagogical and curricular approaches to LGBTQ+ studies within the context and concerns of promoting LGBTQ+ inclusivity across various educational spaces. Chapters include: intersectional analysis, pedagogies of discomfort, critical theory/critical peace education, critical literacy studies, social class theory, public pedagogy studies, critical theory/critical pedagogy, Indigenous/decolonizing studies, critical posthumanist theory, personal narratives as pedagogy, and critical heterosexuality studies, among other perspectives. Through this collection, the editors and their authors demonstrate that other perspectives (in addition to LGBTQ+ studies) can be equally helpful to teaching practices and curricula that advance LGBTQ+ inclusivity and knowledge production.
LGBTQI Inclusivity, Homosexuality, and Same-Sex Marriage in the Catholic Church: Pope Francis’s Synodal Theology, Sociology, and Moral Issues
by Vivencio O BallanoThis book employs an experimental approach to critically re-examine the Catholic Church’s traditional teachings on homosexuality, heterosexual marriage, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersexual (LGBTQI) inclusivity in light of Pope Francis’s inductive synodal theology and modern sociology. With the growing complexity of today’s culture and the advancement of social science research, it argues that the empirical foundations of the traditional Church’s doctrines on topical moral issues need to be scientifically re-assessed, so as to update them in view of Francis’s synodality and sociological research on gender, sexuality, and same-sex union. Discussion pertaining to whether homosexuality is naturally disordered and whether heterosexuality is the only criterion for Christian marriage remain lingering empirical issues in the Church that require a sociological and inductive synodal analysis, rather than the traditional deductive philosophical and theological method that is largely based on natural law theory. This topical book is of appeal to scholars and students of sociology, theology, as well as religious, biblical, and gender studies.
LGBTQI+ Allies in Education, Advocacy, Activism, and Participatory Collaborative Research (Routledge Critical Studies in Gender and Sexuality in Education)
by Wendy M. Cumming-PotvinThis topical book explores the ally perspective in advocating for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Queer and Inter-sex (LGBTQI+) human rights across American, Canadian, and Australian educational contexts. This book aims to clarify the terms and dynamics of mobilizing heterosexual and cisgender privilege in the interests of promoting safe, welcoming and inclusive educational communities for all stake holders, particularly those students who self- identify as LGBTQI+. By highlighting concrete examples of allies engaged in participatory collaborative research, and by investigating the historical and theoretical dimensions of ally work more generally, this volume presents a comprehensive research account of allies’ role in education, advocacy and activism. This book will benefit researchers, academics, and educators in higher education with an interest in gender and sexuality, the sociology of education and schools and schooling more broadly. Those specifically interested in gender studies, as well as the politics of higher education, will also benefit from this book.
LOGIC: Lecture Notes for Philosophy, Mathematics, and Computer Science (Springer Undergraduate Texts in Philosophy)
by Andrea IaconaThis textbook is a logic manual which includes an elementary course and an advanced course. It covers more than most introductory logic textbooks, while maintaining a comfortable pace that students can follow. The technical exposition is clear, precise and follows a paced increase in complexity, allowing the reader to get comfortable with previous definitions and procedures before facing more difficult material. The book also presents an interesting overall balance between formal and philosophical discussion, making it suitable for both philosophy and more formal/science oriented students. This textbook is of great use to undergraduate philosophy students, graduate philosophy students, logic teachers, undergraduates and graduates in mathematics, computer science or related fields in which logic is required.
LSD and the Mind of the Universe: Diamonds from Heaven
by Christopher M. BacheA professor of religious studies meticulously documents his insights from 73 high-dose LSD sessions conducted over the course of 20 years • Chronicles, with unprecedented rigor, the author&’s systematic journey into a unified field of consciousness that underlies all physical existence • Makes a powerful case for the value of psychedelically induced spiritual experience and discusses the challenge of integrating these experiences into everyday life • Shows how psychedelic experience can take you beyond self-transformation into collective transformation and help birth the future of humanity On November 24, 1979, Christopher M. Bache took the first step on what would become a life-changing journey. Drawing from his training as a philosopher of religion, Bache set out to explore his mind and the mind of the universe as deeply and systematically as possible--with the help of the psychedelic drug LSD. Following protocols established by Stanislav Grof, Bache&’s 73 high-dose LSD sessions over the course of 20 years drew him into a deepening communion with cosmic consciousness. Journey alongside professor Bache as he touches the living intelligence of our universe--an intelligence that both embraced and crushed him--and demonstrates how direct experience of the divine can change your perspective on core issues in philosophy and religion. Chronicling his 73 sessions, the author reveals the spiral of death and rebirth that took him through the collective unconscious into the creative intelligence of the universe. Making a powerful case for the value of psychedelically induced spiritual experience, Bache shares his immersion in the fierce love and creative intent of the unified field of consciousness that underlies all physical existence. He describes the incalculable value of embracing the pain and suffering he encountered in his sessions and the challenges he faced integrating his experiences into his everyday life. His journey documents a shift from individual consciousness to collective consciousness, from archetypal reality to Divine Oneness and the Diamond Luminosity that lies outside cyclic existence. Pushing the boundaries of theory and practice, the author shows how psychedelic experience can take you beyond self-transformation into collective transformation, beyond the present into the future, revealing spirit and matter in perfect balance.