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Antique Tinplate Toys, Kyriakos N. Demetriou

Kyriakos N. Demetriou

An introduction to the history of tinplate toys, from the early 20th century to the 1970s, plus 150 photos of such toys from my personal collection.

A Mage In Motion - Metaphysical Riddles Of Space, Time, And Motion, Juan Ferret

Juan Ferret

No abstract provided.

New Practices Of Affirmative Action, Chandan Gowda

Chandan Gowda

No abstract provided.

Fragmentación Urbana. El Caso De Quito, Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa Arq., Oscar R. Ospina Pol.

Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa

El presente artículo es un resumen de una investigación más extensa realizada por los autores. Como corresponde a un trabajo académico, tienen numerosas y rigurosas referencias a las fuentes de las que se han tomado ideas o informaciones, cuya inclusión en el artículo haría que éste tuviera una extensión y una lectura incompatibles con el carácter de Vivienda Popular.

Détecter Et Prévenir : De La Digitalisation Des Corps Et De La Docilité Des Normes., Antoinette Rouvroy, Thomas Berns

Antoinette Rouvroy

D’une manière quelque peu intempestive sans doute eût égard au thème général de l’ouvrage – gouverner par les corps - et aux pensées de la biopolitique qui s’y déploient, il s’agit ici de tenter d’identifier en quoi les nouvelles technologies de l’observation, de l’information, de la communication et de la réseautique, procédant à la digitalisation de la vie même, intensifiant la ‘dispersion’ ou la ‘dividualisation’ du sujet humain , tout en alimentant le mythe de sa prévisibilité, donnent lieu à une nouvelle forme de gouvernementalité irréductible aux « arts de gouverner » décrits par Foucault sous les traits du pastorat, …

Public Health And The Rights Of States, András Miklós

Andras Miklos

When exercising their public health powers, states claim various rights against their subjects and aliens. The paper considers whether public health considerations can help justify some of these rights, and explores some constraints on the justificatory force of public health considerations. I outline two arguments about the moral grounds for states’ rights with regard to public health. The principle of fairness emphasizes that those who benefit from public health measures ought to contribute their fair share in upholding them. Alternatively, states’ rights might be justified by a natural duty of justice to uphold and not to obstruct institutions implementing public …

Machhu Longu Kannada Cinema ("Hatchet, Long Sword" Kannada Cinema), Chandan Gowda

Chandan Gowda

Referring to her role in Avva (2008) in a television interview, Shruti, the actress, said: “Her sharp tongue itself is the machhu, longu in the film.” Her analogy affirms the wide popularity of what can be termed the Machhu Longu (ML) films in Kannada, all of which are set in the underworld.

Le Corps Statistique, Antoinette Rouvroy, Thomas Berns

Antoinette Rouvroy

S’il est question de « corps statistique », c’est dans la mesure où l’on veut ici analyser la gouvernementalité contemporaine, dans ce qu’elle tente de dire, de prédire et d’orienter des comportements (et intentions), et en ce que, à ce titre, elle se présenterait 1) comme statistique, au sens où elle repose fondamentalement sur l’exploitation de grandes quantités de données – signifiantes ou non aux yeux des individus eux-mêmes - recueillies dans une multitude de contextes de vie et d’action hétérogènes les uns aux autres, et sur la ‘découverte’ algorithmique de corrélations prédictives des comportements futurs et 2) comme capable …

Epica Moderna E New Italian Epic, Maurizio Vito

Maurizio Vito

No abstract provided.

La Filosofía De Sor Juana Inés De La Cruz: Cinco Navegaciones Filosóficas En El Primero Sueño Y Una Propuesta Heterodoxa, Virginia Aspe

Virginia Aspe Dra.

En la presente investigación me he ocupado de rastrear dos puntos a tomar en cuenta en la lectura del poema Primero sueño de sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. En primer lugar he buscado las justificaciones filosófico-poéticas del texto así como sus posibles interpretaciones para probar que debe excluirse cualquier enfoque unilateral de su contenido y sentidos. El Sueño ha de leerse como lo que es, un poema filosófico abierto y polisemántico que incorpora novedosamente las influencias culturales del criollismo naciente.

Grensbewegingen Tussen Technologie En Recht, Mireille Hildebrandt

Mireille Hildebrandt

Dit is de Nederlandstalige introductie van mijn hoofdstuk 'Technology and the end of law' in 'Facing the limits of the law' (onder redactie van Erik Claes, Wouter Devroe en Bert Keirsbilck), tijdens de boekpresentatie op 1 april 2009

Dolarización Y Generación De Vivienda Formal: Su Lectura En Ecuador, Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa Arq., Oscar R. Ospina Pol.

Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa

El sector inmobiliario, como proceso que articula la producción y circulación del espacio edificado urbano, se constituye en uno de los reflejos más inmediatos de las transformaciones económicas y espaciales que experimentan las ciudades. Precisamente las dinámicas coyunturales de estabilidad y confianza, generadas por la dolarización de la economía ecuatoriana a principios del presente siglo, dinamizaron procesos de inversión, los cuales, asociados a lógicas tradicionales de renta, recursos descongelados del sistema financiero y capitales retornados del exterior, se orientaron a la adquisición de bienes raíces en un contexto de especulación, incremento de rentas percibidas por alquileres y altos índices de …

Inter/Secciones Urbanas: Origen Y Contexto En América Latina, Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa Arq.

Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa

La ciudad y sus habitantes han sido un tema recurrente en literatura. Profundas descripciones no solo del entorno urbano, sino de la hondura psicológica de quienes habitan lo urbano, construyen ciudades de ficción textual para nada alejadas de la realidad latinoamericana: Macondo, Comala, Lima, Quito, Guayaquil y muchas ciudades más han sido escenario de múltiples obras literarias que muestran esas complejas inter/secciones urbanas, sociales, económicas y culturales de las que habla esta selección de artículos académicos. En las ciudades, hay tópicos que unen, rompen y originan acciones o hechos causales en lo urbano; aquí algunas de ellas: Han transcurrido casi …

In The Reign Of Queen Victoria: Fourteen Texts On Cyprus, 1878-91, Kyriakos N. Demetriou

Kyriakos N. Demetriou

This volume includes fourteen long neglected texts on the history, anthropology, politics and society of Cyprus during the first decades of the British rule. The volume is informed by a lengthy introduction by K. Demetriou, who examines the contribution of the British to modernizing the island, by introducing political reforms and improving the island’s economy and infrastructure. It also explores and analyses their perceptions of the indigenous population within the context of imperialist culture and racialist prejudices. Thus apart from being primary sources that belong to the a certain literary genre, this collection has sociological, historical and topographical interest, especially …

Mito, Símbolo Y Metáfora En La Disertación Vi De La Historia Antigua De México, De Francisco Javier Clavijero, Virginia Aspe

Virginia Aspe Dra.

Presentamos al lector una aproximación filosófica de la Disertación VI de Francisco Javier Clavijero. Nos parece un texto poco profundizado y, sin embargo, un hito en la transición de la filosofía escolástica a la modernidad en el siglo XVIII. Lo inédito del texto que analizamos radica en que es un análisis del lenguaje que desentraña valores de significación universal en las abstracciones metafísicas de los antiguos mexicanos

Nationalist Criticisms Of Cosmopolitan Justice, András Miklós

Andras Miklos

This paper critically evaluates some central arguments offered by nationalists against stringent international requirements of justice. The first part considers and rejects Michael Walzer’s argument against international justice relying on a view about the social meanings of goods. The refutation points out, first, that Walzer’s thesis is not true as an empirical matter, and, second, it is not an attractive normative position since it is biased towards certain conceptions of the good. The second part of the paper considers non-relativistic arguments for national partiality. It distinguishes between instrumental and intrinsic arguments and argues that neither form is capable of justifying …

Encyclopedia Of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, And Culture, H. James Birx

No abstract provided.

Where Business Meets Philosophy: The Matter Of Ethics, Julian Friedland

Julian Friedland

No abstract provided.

Theological And Pedagogical Implications Of The Role Of Zionism In Reform Jewish Manifestos: A Bridge From Vision To Praxis, Haim O. Rechnitzer, Gabriella Minnes Brandes

Haim O Rechnitzer חיים א. רכניצר

In this article, we explore the transition from philosophical and theological manifestos to their practical and educational implementation as we analyze the official American Reform-Judaism discourse as curricular text. This analysis provides a tool for a discussion of the relationships between vision and its implementation particularly for educators and leaders. We highlight the possibilities of dialogue among educators, rabbis-in-training, and leaders to aid in the formation of new visionary documents and, in doing so, affect the dynamics of paving new directions. We demonstrate a model that may be used to investigate such translations from vision to a lived experience and …

Toward A Trans-Liberal Romanticism: The Case Of A. E. Simon (Hebrew), Haim O. Rechnitzer

Haim O Rechnitzer חיים א. רכניצר

No abstract provided.

The Political Theology Of Leo Strauss" (Hebrew), Haim O. Rechnitzer

Haim O Rechnitzer חיים א. רכניצר

No abstract provided.

"Two Abysses!": The Character Of Dmitri Karamazov, Lee T. Nutini

Lee T Nutini

An intensive analysis of the spirit, ethics and character behind one of the most controversial literary characters in history: Fyodor Dostoevsky's Dmitri Karamazov.

Obesity: The Bioethics We Need Now, Or What We Owe To Each Other, Lee T. Nutini

Lee T Nutini

This is an essay written to address the philosophical and food industrial practices underlying the current obesity epidemic in the United States. It appears in its modified lecture format, given at Yale University in 2009. As such, citations are not included. For any question about a specific citation, please contact the author directly.

Book Review. A Catholic Replies To Professor Dawkins, By Thomas Crean. New Blackfriars, Barnaby Hughes

Barnaby Hughes

No abstract provided.

The Logic Of Bailout Strategies, Rudolf Kaehr

Rudolf Kaehr

Some thoughts about/of the logic, blend, chiasm and diamond of bailout strategies. Eliciting aspects of the maxim: “Without insurrection, no resurrection".

Diamond Semiotic Short Studies, Rudolf Kaehr

Rudolf Kaehr

A collection of papers on semiotics, polycontexturality and diamond theory

A Sustainable Future, David A. Bainbridge

David A Bainbridge

A key step toward a more sustainable future is beginning the discussion of what this would entail. What are the defining characteristics of sustainability? How could we get there? What benefits and costs might this involve?

Georgian Literary Modernism: Poems By Titsian Tabidze, Paolo Iashvili And Galaktion Tabidze, Rebecca Gould

Rebecca Gould

This feature section, originally published in the literary journal Metamorphoses, introduces the poets Titsian Tabidze, Galaktion Tabidze, and Paolo Iashvili to an English readership. These three major exponents of the Georgian Literary Modernism were all either executed (Titsian) or committed suicide (Paolo and Galaktion) as a result of Stalin's and Beria's repressive policies. Collectively, these texts movingly testify to the intimate relation between politics and poetics in Georgian literature, as in other literatures of the former Soviet Union. An introduction called "The Twlight of Georgian Literary Modernism" is followed by the original Georgian texts and English translations of the following …

Governo Dos Corpos E Escola Contemporânea: Pedagogia Do Fitness, Andre De Macedo Duarte, Maria Rita De Assis César

Andre de Macedo Duarte

The article investigates the school’s contemporary new role under the light of Foucaultian concepts such as biopolitcs and governamentality, and the Deleuzian notion of control society. We analyze modern school as a privileged disciplinary institution and its contemporary crisis is focalized by the notion of control pedagogy, with which we evaluate recent educational reforms that have started shaping the school’s new role in the present. Finally, we approach a very recent phenomenon that we title as ‘fitness pedagogy’, in order to enlighten the school’s new role in the application of public policies which aim at producing a thin and healthy …

Heidegger E A Técnica, Andre De Macedo Duarte

Andre de Macedo Duarte

the article presents and discusses Heidegger’s main theses in his 1953 essay, “The question of technology”. These theses are related to Heidegger’s late hypothesis concerning Western history as the history of Being’s epochal sendings. This theoretical frame stresses the originality of Heidegger’s late analysis concerning the essence of modern technology and modern science in contrastto his previous analysis on modern science and nature in the context of Being and Time’s project of fundamental ontology, from 1927.