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Donna Haraway conversa en Como una hoja con su antigua alumna Thyrza N. Goodeve, escritora y académica. La entrevistadora conocerá al perro y al gato de la bióloga y filósofa, después de atravesar un jardín lleno de plantas cultivadas por la autora del Manifiesto para cyborgs.
Ambas hablarán, en la cocina de la casa de Santa Cruz, California, sobre el devenir personal de la profesora, sobre sus referencias intelectuales y sobre las ideas que...
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Beyond Good and Evil
The Genealogy of Morals
The Birth of Tragedy or, Hellenism And Pessimism
The Antichrist
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None
The Case of Wagner
The Twilight of the Idols
The Will to Power (Vol. 1&2)
The Gay Science or, The Joyful Wisdom
We Philologists
Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is
The Greek State
The Greek Woman
On Music and Words
Homer's Contest
The Relation of Schopenhauer's Philosophy to a German...
623) Chance in Evolution
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This illuminating volume explores the effects of chance on evolution, covering diverse perspectives from scientists, philosophers, and historians. The evolution of species, from single-celled organisms to multicellular animals and plants, is the result of a long and highly chancy history. But how profoundly has chance shaped life on earth? And what, precisely, do we mean by chance? Bringing together biologists, philosophers of science, and historians...
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Offers a new view of pedagogical practices to psychoanalysts interested in pedagogy.
A Psychoanalyst in the Classroom provides rich descriptions of the surprising ways individuals handle matters of love and hate when dealing with reading and writing in the classroom. With wit and sharp observations, Deborah P. Britzman advocates for a generous recognition of the vulnerabilities, creativity, and responsibilities of university learning. Britzman develops...
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Ian Shapiro is the Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University, where he also serves as Henry R. Luce Director of the Yale Center for International and Area Studies. Among his many books are Containment [Princeton], The State of Democratic Theory and, with Michael J. Graetz, Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Fight over Taxing Inherited Wealth (Princeton); and The Moral Foundations of Politics.
In this captivating yet troubling book,...
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El libro se abre con tres entrevistas imaginadas. Las dos primeras, a Marta Mata i Garriga y a Luis Gómez Llorente, simbolizan el puente hacia la educación de la Segunda República salvando el trauma del franquismo. La tercera, la dedico a Xavier Melgarejo i Draper, que investigó durante más de 10 años el sistema educativo finlandés para buscar la manera de mejorar la educación (...).
Soy consciente de que unas pocas vidas profesionales no...
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What are we to make of Jacques Derrida's famous claim that "every other is every other," if the other could also be an object, a stone or an elementary particle? Derrida's philosophy is relevant not just for human ethical language and animality, but to profound developments in the physical and natural sciences, as well as ecology. Derrida After the End of Writing argues for the importance of reading Derrida's later work from a new materialist perspective....
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The present is a contest between the bright and dark sides of discovery. To avoid being torn apart by its stresses, we need to recognize the fact-and gain courage and wisdom from the past. Age of Discovery shows how.
Now is the best moment in history to be alive, but we have never felt more anxious or divided. Human health, aggregate wealth and education are flourishing. Scientific discovery is racing forward. But the same global flows of trade,...
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ReggaeStories provides a range of perspectives on the development of Jamaican popular music and culture, in particular reggae and dancehall, and opens the door to new debates on these music forms and their producers and creators. It moves through early musical debates and incendiary intellectual contributions in Jamaican reggae to trace Jamaican popular music in new geographical locales and then returns home to contemporary dancehall posturing. The...
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Entre los siglos XV y XVIII Europa fue escenario de una serie de novedades, cambios o transformaciones en los saberes acerca de la naturaleza, en los procedimientos y métodos empleados para describirla y explicar sus procesos, y en la manera de organizar las actividades o prácticas relacionadas con estos saberes. El presente libro ofrece un conjunto de trabajos basados en los resultados de investigaciones del autor realizadas a lo largo de varias...
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This comprehensive A-to-Z resource covers the eminent philosopher's influential theories on education.
One of the most prominent American philosophers of the twentieth century, John Dewey was also a major proponent of educational reform. He wrote extensively on teaching and pedagogy in works such as The School and Society, The Child and the Curriculum, and Democracy and Education, among others.
Dictionary of Education is an authoritative reference...
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"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2014" Peter Godfrey-Smith is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center. He is the author of Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science and Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection.
An essential introduction to the philosophy of biology
This is a concise, comprehensive, and accessible introduction to the philosophy of biology written by a leading authority...
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Teachers are critical to student success, but the profession of teaching is in crisis. When teachers feel a sense of purpose or meaningful significance, it leads to better student achievement, less burnout, and higher job satisfaction. Drawing from original research, this practical resource introduces eight essential elements of mattering that schools need to have for teachers to feel they matter.
This book will help K–12 teachers:
• Learn...
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Saber y saber enseñar no siempre son cualidades concomitantes. Por eso los atributos para ser profesor se perfeccionan en la relación con el saber, la experiencia de enseñar y la reflexión sobre su propia práctica. No obstante, muchas veces los eslóganes y consignas de las pedagogías de moda pasan por alto los elementos constitutivos de la enseñanza, puesto que se centran en aprendizajes que deben estar al gusto y acomodo del estudiante. Es...
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A highly accessible reading of Whitehead's writings on education and their connection to his metaphysics.
Educators are familiar with Alfred North Whitehead's three stages of education: romance, precision, and generalization. Philosophers are familiar with his metaphysical theories about the primacy of temporal processes. In Modes of Learning, George Allan brings these two sides of Whitehead's thought together for the first time in a book suitable...
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Succinct and to the point, David Rovics demystifies the very different skills necessary to cultivate the arts of songwriting, guitar-playing and tour booking. In an era when the truly independent record label, is virtually a thing of the past, Rovics explains how it's possible to make a living as a recording artist without a label. At a time when the corporate record industry is suing music fans for sharing music, Rovics explains why the internet...
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The world is at an inflection point, much like the one it faced at the end of World War II. Advancing technologies are creating new challenges and opportunities. The demographic picture of the world is changing rapidly and greatly, with truly significant consequences. And governance everywhere is in disarray. These are some of the key insights to emerge from a multiyear series of roundtables and expert contributions hosted by the Hoover Institution....
639) Get, Set, GO! Sustainability: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating a Sustainable Early Years Setting
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Get Set GO! Sustainability covers a wide range of sustainable options that Children's Centres and early years setting can pick up and start with. Ithis book is aimed at those who are new to sustainability and those who are looking to enhance their sustainable status with some new ideas. Set out in an accessible style, you can dip into the book at any page, as each page is set out in a range of helpful headings to get you going as soon as possible....
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If there's one thing teachers can agree on, it's that social and emotional learning is a hot topic in education. But beyond this, questions still remain. Many educators find themselves wondering, what exactly is SEL? How should it be taught? What does it look like in the classroom? And, is it our job as educators to teach students non-academic life skills? Based on author Dr. Amy Cranston's experiences with implementing SEL from a practical standpoint,...
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