“…Sounds simple, but how do we actually take a step back from our busy lives and practice self-care? …”

“…It tells the largely hidden story of how social psychology became an international social science, vividly documenting the micro-politics of a virtually forgotten committee, the Committee on Transnational Social Psychology, whose work took place against the back-drop of some of the most momentous events of the twentieth century. …”

“…Heidegger's Way of Being brings back into full view the originality and distinctiveness of Heidegger's thought and offers an emphatic rejoinder to certain more recent readings, and particularly those that propose a reduction of Being to "sense" or "meaning" and maintain that the core matter is human meaning-making. …”

“…Learn: Why your hard-won knowledge may be holding you back. How to recognise when you are entering your real learning zone. …”

“…Dmitry Shvidkovsky, Russia’s leading architectural historian, departs from the accepted notion that Russian architecture developed independent of outside cultural influences and demonstrates that, to the contrary, the influence of the West extends back to the tenth century and continues into the present. …”
Sumario

“…Engaging with three central figures of the German idealist movement, Hegel, Schelling and Fichte, Gabriel and Zizek, who here shows himself to be one of the most erudite and important scholars of German idealism, ask how is it possible for Being to appear in reflection without falling back into traditional metaphysics. By applying idealistic theories of reflection and concrete subjectivity, including the problem of madness and everydayness in Hegel, this hugely important book aims to reinvigorate a philosophy of finitude and contingency, topics at the forefront of contemporary European philosophy…”

Materias: “…Neoescolasticismo Estudios, ensayos, etc…”

“…Este recorrido por la teoría de la tradición y por su protagonismo en la creación artística contemporánea es a la vez un laboratorio en el que se experimenta la relación entre la tradición y la entelequia de la originalidad, la imitación inevitable, el canon y la parodia, el genio y la influencia, los protocolos de la innovación y la maquinaria de las tendencias. Bach está en Bártok como Van der Weyden en Bill Viola o Palladio en Le Corbusier: un estudio estratégico para advertir cómo lo creado condiciona la creación…”

“…"Instruments of Darkness takes readers back to a time when witchcraft was accepted as reality at all levels of society. …”

“…In "School, Society, and State", Steffes returns the state to the study of the history of education and brings the schools back into our discussion of state power during a pivotal moment in American political development…”

“…Kater's richly detailed volume offers the first complete history of Weimar in any language, from its meteoric eighteenth-century rise up from obscurity through its glory days of unbridled creative expression to its dark descent back into artistic insignificance under Nazi rule and, later, Soviet occupation and beyond…”

“…The final chapter concludes that the United States has two constitutions: the written constitution in peacetime and a special unwritten constitution in time of war or national emergency."-- Back cover…”

“…What did they do, what did they take with them in their baggage, and what did they bring back? This book seeks for the first time to capture the medieval Welsh on the move, and core to its purpose is the exploration of identity within and outside the Welsh territories - particularly since `Welsh' may have become a fluid term to describe a stranger, often pejoratively. …”

“…Rinzler hurtles readers back in time for a one-of-a-kind behind-the-scenes look at the nearly decade-long quest of George Lucas and his key collaborators to make the “little” movie that became a phenomenon…”

“…His uncanny ability to elude capture and surge back after devastating losses unnerved the Romans, while his mastery of poisons allowed him to foil assassination attempts and eliminate rivals.…”

“…This fascinating essay on the dark side of the 20th century ends with a disturbing epilogue: ‘Is totalitarianism back?"…”

“…He agrees with his disciples that for Plato sensible and intelligible reality, as well as Soul and body, are different; however, Plotinus thinks that their different nature can be ultimately traced back to the same principle, namely being, which contains in itself all possibilities of existence. …”

“…Responding to the ongoing challenges of understanding and improving assessment and feedback in higher education, this must-read book steps back and asks 'what if' questions in order to unlock some of the systemic problems of assessment and feedback, shifting the debate to focus on students' experience at a programme-level. …”

“…"This companion book to Building to Impact (BtI) is about stopping, reducing, and/or reversing the initiatives and programs we implement in schools. …”

“…*Chapter on collaborating with Families--Back by popular demand is a full chapter on family collaboration (chapter 8) which details the role teachers can and should play with families of students with disabilities. …”