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Néstor Zeledón Guzmán
(2014-10-09)
Se reconoce la extensa y valiosa carrera del artista.
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 ...
Democracy, Power and Minorities in Bertrand Russell
Democracia, poder y minorías en Bertrand Russell
(2014-01-30)
This article offers an analysis of democracy as taming of the power, according Bertrand Russell (Power, 1938). Defense of minorities is implied by this concept of democracy, and in this paper, that defense is amplified to ...
Evolutionary Epistemology and Plato’s Knowledge
La epistemología evolucionista y el conocimiento según Platón
(2014-01-30)
This paper briefly compares evolutionary epistemology and knowledge according to Plato. First, Plato’s approach to knowledge as portrayed in his Theaetetus is described, followed by Nathalie Gontier’s characterization of ...
The Aesthetic of Rest in the Representation of Azorín’s Small Provincial Towns
La estética del reposo en la representación de las pequeñas ciudades provincianas de la prosa de Azorín
(2014-01-30)
This article analyzes the aesthetic of rest and small philosophy in Azorín´s work, associated to the representation of the indolent, apathetic towns and cities. The eternal return, as seen from Nietzsche´s pessimistic ...
Everyday Time: The Triumph of Each Day in Julieta Dobles’ Los pasos terrestres
Tiempo cotidiano: el triunfo de cada día, en la obra poética, los pasos terrestres, de julieta dobles
(2014-01-30)
The poems, The terrestrial steps, Julieta Dobles Izaguirre contains a poem that includes and reappraises the everyday aspects of existence. It includes the qualities of the time that print you the pace to the experience ...
City and Poetry: The Stage and Language
Ciudad y poesía: el escenario y la palabra
(2014-01-30)
The author explores the relation between city and poetry, regarding to contents of the urban landscape that inspire poetic creation. It specifically examines urban cultural forms, such as infrastructure, speech, customs, ...
The Gaze in Leopoldo Lugones’ “Los ojos de la reina”: A Fragmented Reading
La mirada en “Los ojos de la reina” de Leopoldo Lugones: Una lectura en fragmentos
(2014-01-30)
“Los ojos de la reina” by Leopoldo Lugones deals with the strange death of Mr. Neale Skinner; all evidence leads toward Sha-it-Athor, The Lady of the Gaze, a beautiful Egyptian who is the reincarnation of Queen Hatshepsut. ...
Enlightenment Thought in Music
Iluminismo en la música
(2014-01-30)
The Enlightenment thought of XVIII century about the reason, criticism, autonomy, progress and education, may be difficult to distinguish in the music of the time, however, we will find it in a new form of composition, in ...
The Drawing Model Collection of the National Academy of Fine Arts
Las láminas de dibujo de la Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes
(2014-01-30)
This paper describes the origin and usage of the graphic portion of the oldest collection that the University of Costa Rica owns: the Drawing Model Collection. Which was brought to the country as part of the teaching ...