“…"This book outlines a theory of communication and justice for the digital age, updating classic positions in political philosophy and ethics, and engaging thinkers from Aristotle through Immanuel Kant and the American pragmatists to John Rawls, Jürgen Habermas, and Amartya Sen. …”

“…Defining the term is acutely political, for ideas about what makes a war "civil" often depend on whether one is ruler or rebel, victor or vanquished, sufferer or outsider; it can also shape a conflict's outcome, determining whether external powers are involved or stand aside. From the American Revolution to the Iraq war, pivotal decisions have hung on such shifts of perspective. …”

“…Counter In Shaping Structures, an engineer and an architect, both longtime teachers of structures at major American universities, collaborate to present an inspired synthesis of the creative and the technical, explicating both the principles of statics and their application to the fascinating task of finding good form for structures. …”
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“…"Since 1945, there have been two waves of Anglo-American writing on Hegel's political thought. The first defended it against works portraying Hegel as an apologist of Prussian reaction and a theorist of totalitarian nationalism. …”

“…Gaines' novel brings to mind other great works The Odyssey for the way his heroine's travels manage to summarize the American history of her race, and Huckleberry Finn for the clarity of her voice, for her rare capacity to sort through the mess of years and things to find the one true story in it all." -- Geoffrey Wolff, Newsweek. …”

“…It's about time the American public knows the truth about the plot to bring down the Trump presidency -- Editor…”

“…Numerous vignettes illustrate how to apply positive ethics to many different ethical challenges that psychotherapists will likely encounter in practice." (American Psychological Association)…”

“…Ignacio Fernández de Mata ahonda en el libro las experiencias de las víctimas desde la consideración de los contextos históricos pasado y presente, la intimidad y profundidad de sus sufrimientos, los conflictos de su encaje en una democracia amnésica. La suma de puntos de vista antropología cultural, historia y psicología aportan una nueva visión a este complejo proceso…”

“…, catapulted him to superstar status in the field of education Willingham's work has been hailed as "brilliant analysis" by The Wall Street Journal and "a triumph" by The Washington Post Author blogs for The Washington Post and Brittanica.com, and writes a column for American Educator. In this insightful book, thought leader and bestselling author Dan Willingham offers an easy, reliable way to discern which programs are scientifically supported and which are the equivalent of 'educational snake oil'"…”
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“…Aún queda mucho camino por recorrer, lo que implica aumentar los esfuerzos de diálogo y cercanía a todos los niveles en una actitud de escucha. …”

“…"Cuando la fe se vive a niveles de búsqueda permanente, de dilatación acogedora y de atenimiento perseverante a la palabra oída, a la comunión instaurada y a la promesa hecha: entonces tenemos la fidelidad, es decir, la fe realizándose en el amor humilde, ateniéndose a lo que el cristianismo es y a lo que nuestra historia presente implica en responsabilidades y posibilidades. Fe que tiene toda la pasión de abrevarse en su fuentes propias, pero que a la vez sufre la confortadora angustia de hacerse real en el tramo concreto de cada día, de convertirse en luz para las propias oscuridades y en fuerza esperanzadora para los hermanos desesperanzados. …”

“…Este volumen recoge las reflexiones formuladas desde la crítica literaria y la teoría estética por los críticos y ensayistas que participaron en el ciclo que sobre la obra de Valente se celebró en la Residencia en 1992: Jacques Ancet, Rosa Rossi, Andrés Sánchez Robayna, Américo Ferrari, Emilio Lledó, Giorgio Agamben y José Jiménez. …”

“…Se abre con unas reflexiones de Miguel Ayuso (Madrid) sobre la realeza, concepto opuesto al de soberanía. Pues la soberanía implica un poder desnudo, no cualificado ni cualificable."…”

“…"In the pre-Code Hollywood era, between 1929 and 1934, women in American cinema took lovers, had babies out of wedlock, got rid of cheating husbands, enjoyed their sexuality, led unapologetic careers, and, in general, acted the way many think women only acted after 1968.Before then, women on screen had come in two varieties-sweet ingenue or vamp. …”

“…Here is Brunelleschi, who built the 'unbuildable dome of Florence Cathedral; Sinan, a Christian engineer who became chief architect to the Ottoman court; Joseph Paxton, scribbling down a design for the Crystal Palace, London, on a piece of blotting paper; and James Bogardus, an early American evangelist of the opportunities offered by cast-iron architecture. …”

“…It was separated, not divorced, from the rest of Baghdad, but it was not the "Little America" that some have described.Iraq has been - in blood and wealth - America's costliest foreign venture since Vietnam. …”

“…Por fin, después de varias tentativas, Amalia ha logrado a sus 65 años ver cumplido su sueño: reunir a toda la familia para cenar en Nochevieja. …”

“…Animada por sus padres, Nina accede a ir a terapia. Allí conocerá a Amalia, quien la ayudará a reencontrarse con la Nina de cinco años, aquella que tuvo una infancia dura y que no deja crecer a una chica que ya se ha hecho mayor. …”

“…By responding to the call of Pope Francis for an expanded definition, the reality of martyrdom in Latin America might be better understood and applied to the universal church. …”
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