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Libertarianism and social justice: Freedom as a political value
Libertarismo y justicia social: La libertad como valor político
(2012-11-25)
This article examines the tensions between the values of freedom and equality along the lines of an immanent critique to the libertarian approach— an approach that claims absolute priority to the value of freedom. The ...
Creativity in the teaching of literature: Some strategic proposals
Creatividad en la enseñanza de la literatura: Algunas propuestas estratégicas
(2013-01-10)
This paper explains a pedagogical proposal forteaching Literature in the public institutions of thesecondary education. The premise is that reading literature must be an enjoyable experience in order to do ameaningful and ...
Notes for a Sketch on the History of Women
Apuntes para hilvanar una historia sobre las mujeres
(2014-01-30)
Before approaching the history of women the fact that it was written by men should be considered. It was filled with prejudice, stereotypes and reproduced an androcentric rhetoric which converted the sexual differences of ...
The new humanism and communication
El nuevo humanismo y la comunicación
(2012-11-25)
This article presents some contributions to the understanding of humanism from the paradigm of complexity. Also discussed the crisis of paradigms and the emergence of new world views in the light of advancing scientific ...
Conquest, domination and otherness in Bartolomé de Las Casas
Conquista, dominación y alteridad en Bartolomé de Las Casas
(2012-11-25)
This article attempts an innovative approach to the work of Bartolome de Las Casas. It is argued that such work should be approached as a work of theory and political philosophy beyond its importance as a work ethic or ...
Time Lost in the Archives
El tiempo perdido de/en los archivos
(2014-01-30)
The author analyze the trend, determined by the evolution of contemporary technologies, towards the consolidation of a culture that privileges the novelty and immediacy above the heritage, and that therefore replaces ...
The Contemporary and the Crisis of Empirical Reality: Theoretical Confrontations
Lo contemporáneo y la crisis de la realidad empírica: confrontaciones teóricas.
(2014-01-30)
This article plunges itself into de contemporary to examine its implications by exploring and confronting different theoretical and philosophical positions. Of whom or what are we contemporaneous to? What is the meaning ...
The novel Los dorados by Sergio Muñoz: Hierarchy and exclusion in Costa Rican society
Novela Los dorados, de Sergio Muñoz: Jerarquización y exclusión en la sociedad costarricense
(2013-01-10)
Sergio Muñoz text explains the socioeconomicproblems of the Costa Rican community, which are tangible and evident. The contribution of his story revealsthe character life in order to exceed the reality by meansof the ...
“Prayer for Marilyn Monroe” by Ernesto Cardenal: On the construction of a pragmatic character
“Oración por Marilyn Monroe” de Ernesto Cardenal: de la construcción al carácter pragmático
(2013-01-10)
The poem Oración por Marilyn Monroe, byErnesto Cardenal, was written after this famous NorthAmerican actress' death. Using a prayer as a structure,the poet moves the reader to wonder about differentsocial questions. The ...
Contemplation and salvation in the Eleusinian mysteries
Contemplación y salvación en los misterios eleusinos
(2013-01-10)
This paper describes the manner in which the Eleusinian mysteries propitiated soteria or salvationand epopteia or contemplation among their initiates. Mystery cults are cosmopolitan rather than local, andindividually rather ...