“…Ultimately, the authors present a vision for the future of decision-making that centers individual choice and human volition even in face of technological progress"…”

“…Criminal law plays an important, but limited, role in such a political community in protecting, but also partly constituting, its civil order.On the basis of this account, we can see how such a political community will decide what kinds of conduct should be criminalized - not by applying one or more of the substantive master principles that theorists have offered, but by considering which kinds of conduct fall within its public realm (as distinct from the private realms that are not the polity's business), and which kinds of wrong within that realm require this distinctive kind of response (rather than one of the other kinds of available response). …”

“…Retracé avec une grande liberté, cet itinéraire permet d'imaginer, pour nous autres, Modernes tardifs du XXIe siècle, un rapport peut-être plus heureux à notre présent…”

“…Junto a la forma permanente y básica de la vida eclesial con su estructura sacramental y ministerial establecida por Cristo, se da también una vida del Espíritu Santo, reflejada en sus continuas intervenciones a lo largo de la historia: los carismas, que vivifican la vida sacramental básica. El presente libro nos ayuda a leer estos fenómenos, que suelen venir acompañados de tensiones y sufrimientos, dentro del gran caudal que es la historia de la Iglesia. …”

“…The book provides detailed references to legislation, case law, and the literature, up-to-date through early 2016. Four appendices present a detailed case study with commentary to aid the civil law reader in the understanding of the case law system; the text of the U.S. …”

“…For each domain of school social work practice, the authors critically review interventions, presenting the current research with guidelines for addressing such implementation issues as cost, school culture, adaptations for special populations, and negotiating multiple arenas of practice. …”

“…At the same time, imperial expansion abroad came to be seen as a political project that might assist the emergence of stable liberal democracies within Europe. …”
Sumario

“…Un cuarto de siglo después de su desaparición, la arquitectura de Lina Bo Bardi continúa, hoy, más presente que nunca."…”

“…In Public: Collectivities and Polities A Cultural History of the Emotions is the first comprehensive, period by period overview of this fascinating topic, from antiquity to the present day. It will be essential reading for anyone researching or studying the emotions."…”

“…The book analyses to what extent the Refugee Convention is capable of dealing with claims from children based on the modern conceptualisation of children which is underscored by two competing ideologies - the child as a vulnerable object in law to be protected and the child as subject with rights and the capacity to exercise their agency. …”

“…Graced with many beautiful illustrations, Philosophy in the Modern World concludes Kenny's stimulating history of the intellectual development of Western civilization, allowing readers to trace the birth and growth of philosophy from antiquity to the present day."…”

“…But which schools improve scores the most? Which are best at protecting kids from bullying and harassment? Which schools are best at science, at the arts? …”

“…Ce schéma interprétatif, présenté dans les deux premières parties de l'ouvrage, est confirmé par l'étude de l'image de Robespierre dans les débats parlementaires au XIXe siècle, objet de la troisième partie. …”

“…While stories of “narrative humanity” propagate the status quo, Franklin argues, those of “narrated humanity” and “grounded narrative humanity” are ones that articulate ways of being human necessary for not only surviving but also thriving during a time of accelerating crises brought on by the intersecting effects of racial capitalism, imperialism, heteropatriarchy, and climate change.Through chapters focused on Hurricane Katrina; Black Lives Matter; the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement; and the Native Hawaiian movement to protect Mauna a Wākea, Franklin reveals how life writing can be mobilized to do more than perpetuate dominant forms of dehumanization that underwrite violence. …”

“…In breve, restituisce i contorni della lotta feroce che in quegli anni ha diviso il Paese attraverso le appartenenze separate a due culture politiche opposte, di cui troviamo traccia ancora nel presente".-- Nimesis…”

“…With its probing look at the ideological underpinnings of historical practice, The Limits of History demonstrates that history presupposes highly political assumptions about free will, responsibility, and the relationship between the past and the present. A work of both intellectual history and historiography, it will prove invaluable to students of historical method, philosophy, political theory, and early modern European culture…”
Sumario

“…"El presente volumen colectivo recoge las ideas sobre la relación entre filosofía, política y religión de pensadores capitales de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. …”

“…Esta "subersión de valores" encierra suma gravedad, pues no afecta solamente a ciertas concepciones de la vida, sino a la calidad misma de nuestra existencia como personas. El presente libro tiene como meta poner al descubierto la verdadera intención de las tácticas manipuladoras. …”

“…Muchas dinámicas personales y comunitarias impiden que los valores creídos lleguen a ser también valores vividos. El presente libro, desde una óptica psicológica, pero con una constante referencia a los valores de la vida religiosa, pretende ver algunas de las mencionadas dinámicas para deducir de ellas algunas pistas de solución. …”

“…Daniel Schwartz shows that in fashioning Spinoza into 'the first modern Jew,' generations of Jewish intellectuals - German liberals, East European maskilim, secular Zionists, and Yiddishists - have projected their own dilemmas of identity onto him, reshaping the Amsterdam thinker in their own image. …”