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Philosophy, Pedagogy, History, Geography, Literature, Journalism, Documentalism, Communication

The wars in 2022

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The wars in 2022

Humanities, Society, politics

After a year that saw an assault on the U.S. Capitol, horrific bloodshed in Ethiopia, a Taliban triumph in Afghanistan, great-power showdowns over Ukraine and Taiwan amid ...

The frock-coated Communist

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The frock-coated Communist

Humanities, Society, History

Friedrich Engels is one of the most interesting and contradictory figures of the 19th century. Born into a prosperous West German merchant family, he spent his career ...

Whoever has a friend has a treasure

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Whoever has a friend has a treasure

Humanities, Individual, PHILOSOPHY

Fue Cicerón quien dijo que vivir sin amigos no es vivir y es que da igual las riquezas o el poder que poseamos, lo guapos que seamos; todos, si algo necesitamos en ...

Ch, ch, ch, ch, changes

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Ch, ch, ch, ch, changes

Humanities, Society, History

One night at the end of the XXth century, a famous British TV program announced the end of the century including biggest changes ever, while images of all kind of ...

The experiences of desire

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The experiences of desire

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

Desire is a force inherent in all matter and all being, manifested through attraction —eros, love— and repulsion —misos, hate—. In turn, the love and hate, sons of ...

On dynamics of History

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On dynamics of History

Humanities, Society, history

The History, its changes and evolution of societies is marked by a tension between conservation and change, according S. Aguilar. The evolution of a being or a society is ...

Life and meaning

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Life and meaning

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

What is the meaning of life? The life have one sense? These are existential questions, form part of what is be a human. However, now, with the decline of religion and the ...

How to choose correctly

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How to choose correctly

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

Michael J Sandel is a philosopher and a professor at Harvard University in Justice and Political Philosophy. He have more than two decades teaching the subject Justice, which ...

Consciousness and free will

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Consciousness and free will

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

Daniel Dennett is a philosopher and writer of American origin. Doctor and professor of philosophy, has been one of the leading thinkers in philosophy of science and cognitive ...

Fourteen billion years in two hours

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Fourteen billion years in two hours

Humanities, Society, history

A new way to see the history of the Universe, Planet Earth and Humanity: the emergence of life, human progress and the appearance of civilization. This documentary, ...

Reflections on work

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Reflections on work

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

The French writer, essayist, teacher, philosopher, biologist and geneticist Albert Jacquard shares on this interview some interesting and revealing reflections on ...

International Philosophers Project: Justice vs Power

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International Philosophers Project: Justice vs Power

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

In the early 70s the International Philosophers Project, led by the Dutch philosopher Fons Elders, was developed through a series of debates among the great figures of ...

Homo Modernus

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Homo Modernus

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

Directed by Iñigo Orduña and Claudio Molinari and based on an original text of the second, 'Homo Modernus: Tractatus Philosophicus' is one of the two Spanish short films ...

Impossible without faith

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Impossible without faith

Humanities, Individual, pedagogy

Faith is confidence or belief in something or someone. Can be defined as the acceptance of a statement made ​​by someone with some authority, knowledge or experience, or ...

Train your mind to be happy

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Train your mind to be happy

Humanities, Individual, pedagogy

After years of study of his brain in the affective neuroscience laboratory at the University of Wisconsin, USA, in April 2007 Matthieu Ricard was considered as 'the happiest ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Carmen Vicente

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Carmen Vicente

Humanities, Individual, WHAT ABOUT: The future, philosophy

'The future is a return to the land'. Medicine woman of the border between Ecuador and Peru, she carries the Sacred Art of the Altars and is the Guardian of the Sacred Fire ...

Life is a dream

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Life is a dream

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

The conception of life as a dream is very old. There are references to this idea in so different times and cultures as the Hindu tradition, Persian mystique, Greek philosophy ...

The universe is the home of the stars

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The universe is the home of the stars

Humanities, Individual, pedagogy

Javier Naranjo is a Colombian poet and professor who some years ago had the bright idea to start asking children in a school of Antioch for the meaning of words. The result is ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Noam Chomsky

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Noam Chomsky

Humanities, Individual, WHAT ABOUT: The future, philosophy

'The future is not a pretty picture'. American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, political critic and activist, he is an Emeritus Professor in the ...

The duty to live our own life

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The duty to live our own life

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

José Luis Sampedro was a writer, humanist and Spanish economist who advocated an economy 'more humane, more caring, able to contribute to developing the dignity of ...

People from the antipodes don’t fall off anymore

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People from the antipodes don’t fall off anymore

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

Alan Watts was a British philosopher, writer, editor, lecturer, Anglican priest and expert on religion. He is known primarily for his work as an interpreter and popularizer of ...

We, we, we are the system

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We, we, we are the system

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Zen master, besides Buddhist monk and peace activist. Founder of the School of Youth for Social Services, Vanh Hanh Buddhist University, ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Iván De Cristóbal

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Iván De Cristóbal

Humanities, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, communication

'The change, or the seed of change, has already happened'. Economist, filmmaker and media expert, and not necessarily in that order, has spent 15 years pushing the helm of ...

Blind spot

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Blind spot

Humanities, Society, sociology

Adolfo Doring is a mexican filmmaker arrived to New York City in the mid-eighties to study Sociology at Columbia University, then interned for rock and roll photographer Joel ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Roy Littlesun

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Roy Littlesun

Humanities, Individual, WHAT ABOUT: The future, philosophy

'Humanity is completing its cycle of consciousness.' At 73, Roy Littlesun is a farmer, teacher, healer and spiritual guide, heir to the tradition of the Hopi Indians of ...

This is so far we got

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This is so far we got

Humanities, Society, communication

Due the evolution of new technologies and contemporary thought, the future is full of diverse challenges. In the work environment, for example, is a future in which open ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Mikel López Iturriaga

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Mikel López Iturriaga

Humanities, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, journalism

'I would like a future with a lap down, on one hand, and a step forward on the other'. Born in Bilbao, capital of the world, from early childhood ate very well thanks to his ...

The lottery of birth

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The lottery of birth

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

Freedom is one of the most easily raised concepts. But we do not choose to exist, or the environment we grow up in. Our starting point in life is one of passive reliance on ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Toni Segarra

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Toni Segarra

Humanities, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, communication

'A time of such continuous changes hinders any hypotheses about the future'. Bachelor in Hispanic studies, he started his career in advertising at Vinizius, a small ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Toshiro Kanamori

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Toshiro Kanamori

Humanities, Individual, WHAT ABOUT: The future, pedagogy

'Happiness always comes from the connection between human beings'. After practicing as a primary school teacher for 38 years at different schools, retired in March 2007 and ...

Brockwood Park: Transformation of man

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Brockwood Park: Transformation of man

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

Brockwood Park is a school founded by Jiddu Krishnamurti and a group of partners in 1969, with the intention of carrying out their educational proposals. Education was one of ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Risto Mejide

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Risto Mejide

Humanities, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, communication

'In the future the emotion will be the medium, and hopefully that will bring a more human world'. Bachelor of Business Administration and Management and MBA from ESADE, where ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Albert Solé

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Albert Solé

Humanities, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, journalism

'If we fail to improve the collective consciousness, we will end by smackings'. He has a bachelor of Information Science and worked for years as a reporter specializing in ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Josep Olives

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Josep Olives

Humanities, Individual, WHAT ABOUT: The future, philosophy

'The future depends on our thoughts, emotions and illusions'. Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Barcelona, professor of anthropology and history of thought from the ...

The passion according to Ken Robinson

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The passion according to Ken Robinson

Humanities, Individual, pedagogy

Ken Robinson is a British educator, writer and lecturer, expert on issues related to creativity, quality of education, innovation and human resources. PhD from the University ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Begoña Román

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Begoña Román

Humanities, Individual, WHAT ABOUT: The future, philosophy

'It is necessary to recover the spirituality, but not focused on temples and churches, but in essence: the link with future generations and life'. PhD in philosophy, Begoña ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Manuel Cruz

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Manuel Cruz

Humanities, Individual, WHAT ABOUT: The future, philosophy

'It has disappeared from our horizon the idea that the social order of the world could be another'. Philosopher, professor of contemporary philosophy at the University of ...

30 years of transcendental meditation

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30 years of transcendental meditation

Humanities, Individual, pedagogy

In addition to being a prestigious American filmmaker, David Lynch has over 30 years of practicing Transcendental Meditation and in 2005 he founded the David Lynch Foundation, ...

Can a box be idiot?

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Can a box be idiot?

Humanities, Individual, sociology

In many parts of the world, spending hours sitting in front of the television has become one of the main activities of daily life. Europeans employ 40% of their free time ...

The firmament and the starry nights

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The firmament and the starry nights

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

Émile Chartier, who defined himself as the most philosopher among journalist and the most journalist among philosophers and lived between the 19th and 20th century, ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Juan Antonio Melé

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Juan Antonio Melé

Humanities, Individual, WHAT ABOUT: The future, philosophy

'The art should be as important as education, math or grammar, because it develops our emotional capacity'. He left his position as regional director in the savings bank ...

Love is wise, hate is foolish

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Love is wise, hate is foolish

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, mathematician and writer, winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature and well known for his influence in analytical philosophy, his ...

The worst fear is the fear to fear

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The worst fear is the fear to fear

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

Jiddu Krishnamurti was a well-known Indian philosopher and writer. His work deals with issues such as the psychology revolution, the purpose of meditation, human ...

Are the great born or made?

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Are the great born or made?

Humanities, Individual, pedagogy

This is one of the important questions that human beings have been thinking about since the begging of time. Who knows for what purpose, perhaps that of turning us all into ...

Ali’s recipe for life

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Ali’s recipe for life

Humanities, Individual, philosophy

Muhammad Ali is a former and African American boxer, three-time world champion heavyweight, but he is much more than that. First and foremost is a fighter —against other ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Ima Sanchís

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Ima Sanchís

Humanities, Society, WHAT ABOUT: The future, journalism

'The knowledge and the awareness of what we are are going to change our way of being in the world'. She began as a journalist when she was 17 years old and since then she has ...

WHAT ABOUT: The future by Thubten Wangchen

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WHAT ABOUT: The future by Thubten Wangchen

Humanities, Individual, WHAT ABOUT: The future, philosophy

'Young people are the future'. Born in 1954 in Tibet, at age of five had to leave their country because of the Chinese invasion. Shortly after, thanks to the auspices of the ...

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