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So That All Shall Know/Para que todos lo sepan

Autor: Oscar Iván Maldonado

Número de Páginas: 184

How does an artist respond to the horrors of war and the genocide of his or her people? Can art play a role in the fight for justice? These are key questions for understanding the work of Guatemalan photographer Daniel Hernández-Salazar. Since the 1980s, Hernández-Salazar has created both documentary and aesthetic works that confront the state-sponsored terrorism and mass killings of Guatemala's long civil war (1962-1996). His photographic polyptych (4-panel image) "Clarification" became the icon for the Recovery of Historical Memory project of the Archbishopric of Guatemala, as well as a rallying symbol for Guatemalans. Broadening his crusade for justice in the twenty-first century, Hernández-Salazar is now also using the shouting angel of his polyptych (entitled "So That All Shall Know") to challenge the forgetting and/or erasure of painful history in many parts of the world, including Mexico, Japan, the United States, Canada, and Argentina. So That All Shall Know is a powerful, comprehensive overview of the work of Daniel Hernández-Salazar on recent Guatemalan history. Portfolios of images present his early photojournalistic work documenting the Guatemalan genocide; his...

Cómo estar mentalmente equilibrado

Autor: Philippa Perry

Número de Páginas: 131

Este libro es a la vez una brillante explicación de nuestra mente y una guía profundamente útil para afrontar los muchos retos que nos presenta la vida.

Cultiva la felicidad

Autor: Rick Hanson

Número de Páginas: 237

Tu cerebro es, con mucho, el órgano más importante del cuerpo, y lo que sucede en él determina lo que piensas y sientes, dices y haces. Este libro trata de algo muy sencillo, y es el poder oculto que tienen las experiencias positivas cotidianas de cambiar tu cerebro -y por tanto tu vida- para mejor. En él te enseñaré a convertir los momentos buenos en algo que pondrá a tu cerebro rebosante de felicidad, fuerza, tranquilidad, paciencia y confianza. No me refiero a los momentos inusitados y excepcionales; estoy hablando de transformar las experiencias fugaces en mejoras duraderas de tu patrimonio neuronal. Vas a aprender a incorporar la felicidad a tu cerebro, a tu mente y a tu vida. Vas a aprender a cultivar la felicidad.

Una pequeña historia de la filosofía

Autor: Nigel Warburton

Número de Páginas: 272

La edad de la empatía

Autor: Frans De Waal

Número de Páginas: 625

Una esclarecedora y fascinante exploración de la naturaleza humana, explicada por un primatólogo de fama internacional. ¿Es instintiva la compasión que nos mueve a preocuparnos por los demás? ¿O, como se afirma a menudo, hemos venido al mundo solo para luchar por nuestros propios intereses y nuestra supervivencia individual? En La edad de la empatía, Frans de Waal explica la larga historia evolutiva que este sentimiento tiene a sus espaldas y aclara, con numerosos ejemplos tomados del mundo animal, que la sintonía con los demás, la coordinación de actividades y el cuidado de los necesitados no son, en absoluto, una exclusiva de la especie humana.

Historia íntima de la humanidad

Autor: Theodore Zeldin

Número de Páginas: 513

Alejado del compendio cronológico y del manual temático, Theodore Zeldin presenta en Historia íntima de la humanidad una historia de personas comunes y concretas con las que se examinan algunas de las cuestiones que más afectan e interesan a las generaciones actuales: la libertad, la tolerancia, el sexo, la gastronomía, la soledad, el poder... A partir de los casos analizados, el autor desvela un entramado de sorprendentes afinidades entre seres de épocas y lugares muy distintos. Esta obra excepcional, además de una lectura emotiva, y enriquecedora, invita a la reflexión sobre las grandes y pequeñas cuestiones de la vida cotidiana y de la relación entre hombres y mujeres.

Inteligencias

Autor: Aa.vv. Federico Buyolo (coord.)

Número de Páginas: 143

Ignacio Blanco Alfonso • Juan Claudio de Ramón Jacob-Ernst • Ricardo García Vega • Ignacio Uriarte Ayala • Yago Fandiño Lousa • Esteban Romero Frias • Sandra Haro Márquez • Yolanda Román González • Paloma de la Nuez Sánchez-Cascado • Pilar Llácer Centeno • Toñi Serna Serrano • Xosé Ramil Ferreiro • Elsa Arnaiz Chico • Juan Zafra Díaz • María Pilar Ponce Velasco • María Cortés Puch • José María Lassalle Ruiz • Cristina Monge Sierra • Remedios Zafra Alcaraz • Federico Buyolo García La inteligencia artificial, la inteligencia humana y la inteligencia colectiva son tres pilares fundamentales en la construcción de nuestro futuro. Cada una de estas inteligencias tiene sus propias fortalezas y desafíos, y su interacción puede producir resultados tanto positivos como negativos. La IA ofrece herramientas poderosas, pero también plantea preguntas éticas y existenciales profundas. La inteligencia humana, con su capacidad para la curiosidad y el juicio moral, sigue siendo esencial en un mundo cada vez más tecnológico. Por último, la inteligencia colectiva, impulsada por las tecnologías digitales, posee el potencial de transformar ...

Cómo preocuparse menos por el dinero

Autor: John Armstrong

Número de Páginas: 123

El dinero puede hacerte feliz? Desde una perspectiva nueva, sorprendente e instructiva, este libro te ayudará a redefinir tus sentimientos acerca del dinero, y en última instancia te permitirá descubrir qué es lo realmente importante en la vida.

Cómo prosperar en la era digital

Autor: Tom Chatfield

Número de Páginas: 125

¿Puede ayudarnos la tecnología a vivir mejor? Hoy en día es habitual que nos relacionemos vía correo electrónico, mensajes de texto, tweets y blogs con el trabajo, conocidos e incluso familiares. Pero ¿cómo nos afecta realmente este nuevo panorama? Este libro examina, por primera vez, cómo afecta nuestro cerebro, para bien y para mal, el vivir «conectados». Gracias a los datos de una investigación innovadora y práctica, nos enseña cómo prosperar en un siglo digital... sin perder nuestra humanidad.

Deja de pensar tanto

Autor: Simon Roberts

Número de Páginas: 266

Un enfoque diferente sobre la toma de decisiones y el concepto de aprendizaje. En este nuevo y singular libro, el antropólogo social y empresarial Simon Roberts analiza el papel fundamental que desempeña nuestro cuerpo a la hora de tomar decisiones y por qué deberíamos aprender a escucharlo más a menudo. En esta propuesta, y basándose en una increíble variedad de datos científicos, ejemplos de la vida real y experiencias personales, Roberts nos invita a poner en duda qué es el cerebro, y por ende, la razón y la lógica, y por qué es el mejor consejero a la hora de discernir ante las situaciones que se nos presentan, tanto en la vida como en los negocios, y a prestar atención y dar más crédito al papel que tienen nuestras sensaciones en el cuerpo como recurso para entender o analizar el mundo y todo lo que nos rodea. Evidentemente no se trata de dejar de usar la cabeza, sino de incorporar y tener en cuenta también, todo lo que el cuerpo nos dice. De alguna manera, apoya la idea de que no solo se aprende mediante el pensamiento, sino también desde la acción práctica del hacer.

Cómo Vivir. una Vida con Montaigne

Autor: Sarah Bakewell

Número de Páginas: 480

Pocos libros han recibido recientemente tantos elogios como esta biografía de Montaigne. Se trata de una historia de la vida de Montaigne y de su obra escrita, centrada siempre en hallar la respuesta a la gran pregunta que plantea el libro, cómo vivir la vida en sí. Sarah Bakewell cuenta la vida de Montaigne no bajo los protocolos habituales de una biografía sino como un tratado. Cada uno de sus veinte capítulos contiene veinte tentativas de respuesta a esa gran pregunta que Montaigne se planteaba. De las actitudes personales y de los escritos de Montaigne, Sarah Bakewell va deduciendo una serie de proposiciones que están hechas más de sugerencias que de normas, y que acaban siendo el boceto de una tradición viva que atraviesa los siglos y llega a nuestro presente. Estas son algunas de ellas: - Somételo todo a examen - Preserva una habitación propia - Haz algo que nadie haya hecho antes - Haz bien tu trabajo, pero no demasiado bien - No quieras controlarlo todo Los lectores descubrirán acontecimientos tales como su elección como alcalde de Burdeos y conocerán cómo llevó su vida pública en un momento de grandes conflictos religiosos y políticos. Pero lo más...

El empresariado inconsciente

Autor: Hernán Gómez Bruera

Número de Páginas: 249

¿Cómo conciben los empresarios la desigualdad y la pobreza? ¿Piensan igual unos y otros sobre estos problemas? ¿Qué tan conscientes están de que también pueden afectarles a ellos? ¿Están dispuestos a actuar y asumir responsabilidades para erradicar la miseria? ¿Aceptarían pagar más impuestos para instrumentar políticas que lo permitan? En México, y en general en América Latina, las élites empresariales ejercen una enorme influencia en la definición de políticas públicas, y han evidenciado su enorme poder para facilitar u obstaculizar determinadas acciones de gobierno. En esa medida, son un factor determinante en las posibilidades de éxito o fracaso de un gobierno y su proyecto político. Sin embargo, el empresariado no es un ente homogéneo ni tampoco actúa desde una sola posición. No todos son multimillonarios, gozan de los mismos privilegios ni reciben el mismo trato por parte del poder público. Por ello, resulta primordial conocer las diversas visiones y posturas de sus integrantes frente a distintos temas sociales. Con esto en mente, Hernan Gómez Bruera entrevistó a 200 empresarios medianos y grandes de México y tres países centroamericanos, con la...

Pentecostal Public Theology

Autor: Simo Frestadius , Mark J. Cartledge

Número de Páginas: 367

This is the first academic work to focus explicitly on Pentecostal public theology in Europe. Following a growing interest in understanding Pentecostal beliefs and practices with respect to the public sphere, this book shifts the focus of Pentecostal engagement with politics, society, and culture from the Global South and North America to Europe. This work also discusses themes such as Pentecostal public values, identity, nationalism, poverty, democracy, education, race, and political engagement in the context of European Pentecostalism. The book provides an historical overview by bringing together various European voices to discuss the current challenges and possible trajectories for Pentecostal public theology in a constructive fashion. With contributions from leading and emerging European Pentecostal and Charismatic scholars, this book is a must for scholars interested in understanding Pentecostal beliefs and practices in the public sphere in a European context.

Purposeful Empathy

Autor: Anita Nowak

Número de Páginas: 276

Empathy has never been more important, yet we're living in an era of a massive empathy deficit. At the same time, workplace culture has changed dramatically. Leaders, who have already been stretched to the limit, are now being called on to create and nurture genuine connection, psychological safety, and well-being across their organizations--all while adapting to the values of a new generation that won't compromise on diversity, equity, and inclusion. As this book shows, human beings are wired to care, and we can become more empathic with practice. Empathy increases dopamine, reduces stress, boosts self-esteem, heightens the immune system, and enriches our relationships. Empathy also improves business key performance indicators. This means that leveraging empathy on purpose can lead to better health, happier and more productive workplaces, and a more meaningful life. That's why empathy is our superpower. Through inspiring stories; interviews with experts, including business leaders, neuroscientists, activists, social entrepreneurs, and spiritual leaders; a new model rooted in positive psychology and coaching; and self-development exercises at the end of each chapter, Purposeful...

Saving Democracy

Autor: Gerry Stoker , Mark Evans

Número de Páginas: 257

Democracy is in crisis. Is there still time to save it? Democracies face external threat from aggressive authoritarian states. Internally, citizens have grown increasingly distrustful of politicians and more cynical about national and global governance institutions. The time is ripe for democracy to renew itself. This text offers a state-of-the art overview of democratic innovations today, moving beyond cries of the 'death' or 'end' of democracy to instead offer a range of practical solutions for how to save it and restore faith in democratic practice. 'Old' democratic power, represented by existing structures, is being challenged. 'New' power involves collaboration and rapid feedback loops, as well as increased citizen participation. The future of democracy, the authors demonstrate, will be about findings ways of melding 'old' and 'new' power practices. Offering a broad and accessible survey of what different forms of democracy and democratic innovations look like today, and how they can develop in future, Saving Democracy shows us the potential for transformation across the entire democratic process. Avoiding a reductive focus on simply getting citizens more involved in...

Creating Freedom

Autor: Raoul Martinez

Número de Páginas: 330

We are far less free than we like to think. In Creating Freedom, Raoul Martinez exposes the mechanisms of control that pervade our lives and the myths on which they depend. Exploring the lottery of our birth, the coercive influence of concentrated wealth, and the consent-manufacturing realities of undemocratic power, he shows that our faith in free media, free markets, free elections and free will is dangerously misplaced. Written with empathy and imagination, this scholarly, fierce and profoundly hopeful manifesto makes a dazzling case for creating freedom on our own terms.

The Rise and Fall of Generation Now

Autor: Tim Ingold

Número de Páginas: 93

Is the future about to close in, or is it open to new horizons? For anthropologist Tim Ingold, the root of our difficulty in facing up to the future lies in the way we think about generations. We imagine them as layers, succeeding one another like sheets in a stack. This view figures as a largely unquestioned backdrop to discussions of evolution, life and death, longevity, extinction, sustainability, education, climate change and other matters of contemporary concern. What if we were to think of generations, instead, as wrapping around one another along their length, more like fibres in a rope than stacked sheets? In this compelling new book, Ingold argues that a return to the idea that life is forged in the collaboration of overlapping generations might not only assuage some of our anxieties, but also offer a lasting foundation for future coexistence. But it would mean having to abandon our faith both in the inevitability of progress, and in the ability of science and technology to cushion humanity from environmental impacts. A perfect world is not around the corner, nor will our troubles ever end. Nevertheless, for as long as life continues, there is hope for generations to come.

Earth for All

Autor: Sandrine Dixson-decleve , Owen Gaffney , Jayati Ghosh , Jorgen Randers , Johan Rockstrom , Per Espen Stoknes

Número de Páginas: 166

The economic operating system keeps crashing. It’s time to upgrade to a new one. Five decades ago, The Limits to Growth shocked the world by showing that population and industrial growth were pushing humanity towards a cliff. Today the world recognizes that we are now at the cliff edge: Earth has crossed multiple planetary boundaries while widespread inequality is causing deep instabilities in societies. There seems to be no way out. Earth For All is both an antidote to despair and a road map to a better future. Using powerful state-of-the-art computer modeling to explore policies likely to deliver the most good for the majority of people, a leading group of scientists and economists from around the world present five extraordinary turnarounds to achieve prosperity for all within planetary limits in a single generation. Coverage includes: Results of new global modeling that indicates falling well-being and rising social tensions heighten risk of regional societal collapses Two alternative scenarios – Too-Little-Too-Late vs The Giant Leap – and what they mean for our collective future Five system-shifting steps that can upend poverty and inequality, lift up marginalized...

Repair the World

Autor: Alexandre Gefen

Número de Páginas: 290

Talk of repair has become ubiquitous in recent years. In the age of trauma culture, art and literature have a new purpose: to do justice, to console, comfort, and heal. Drawing on works of twenty-first-century French-language literature, this monograph shows how literature can not only serve as a means of "personal development", but expand our capacity for empathy, help repair the "brokenness" implied in victimhood, and redress individual and collective traumas. Centered on a critical reflection on discourses of repair (and reparations), it questions the canonical theories on the functions of literature and proposes a new way of writing (and reading) literary history. Praise "Repair the World is an invigorating and essential call to arms. The modern category of the literary, it declares, is being outpaced by the contemporary uses of literature: as a medium of exorcism, empathy, reparation, testimony, commemoration, existential renewal, and ethical or political connectivity. Neither celebrating nor condemning such uses, Gefen models a much-needed style of criticism – interdisciplinary, pragmatic, relational – that comes to grips with their importance." – Rita Felski, the John ...

Five Generations at Work

Autor: Rebecca Robins , Patrick Dunne

Número de Páginas: 279

The definitive playbook for empowering intergenerational collaboration, innovation and productivity at work. Five Generations at Work: How we win together, for good explores how to maximise the dynamics of our generational diversity to create more collaborative and competitive organisations. An energising and pragmatic read, this book unpacks six years of research and work with organisations and individuals who are taking progressive action to lead from lenses versus labels, evidencing the value of generational diversity. For the first time in history, we have up to five generations at work. In the context of a world in flux and polycrisis, our diversity is a powerful force multiplier for good, if we debunk the stereotypes and know how to unlock it. Get inspired by exclusive case studies and conversations written through the voices of five generations and four continents across global corporates, family businesses, education and foundations, including: Ahlström I The EY Foundation I The Financial Times I Hoffmann-La Roche I Imaginable Futures I LVMH I Liberty Global I MARS I Mission 44 I The Oxford Character Project I St Gallen Symposium I The UNDP and Samsung and more ...!...

Empathy

Autor: Raoul Martinez

Número de Páginas: 61

Our society functions by separating us from each other: almost as soon as we're born, we are taught to divide people into groups and see some as more deserving (and more human) than others. Everything from massive inequality to war depends on this process of categorisation and dehumanisation. In this provocative, inspiring piece of writing, Raoul Martinez asks how and why our empathy is controlled, and argues for a very different world - one of deeper understanding and indiscriminate compassion. Raoul Martinez is the author of Creating Freedom, from which Empathy is extracted.

The Next Generation

Autor: Tony Ryan

Número de Páginas: 208

Today's children will be an unprecedented global force—are they ready? The Next Generation maps out the world of possibilities ahead for today's young people, and reveals the skills and habits they'll need to take full advantage of their unique futures. Around 35% of the world's population is under 20 years of age; known as Generation Z and Generation Alpha, these children are coming of age in a world that is safer, healthier, wealthier and more productive than ever before. Opportunities fan out in the distance for today's kids—a world of possibility awaits, and they will be the ones to shape the future for us all. Right now, it's the job of parents and educators to prepare these kids for what awaits. They need an instinctual adaptability, quick thinking and comfort with change. They need to be technologically literate, and ready to take on whatever challenges arise. This book explores the evolution of "coming of age" in a world where teens are already an entrepreneurial force, and shows you how to instill the talent, skills and instincts today's children will need to make the most of their future. Explore the unique opportunities that exist for today's children Discover the...

Mending Education

Autor: Karen Gross , Edward K. S. Wang

Número de Páginas: 241

"The authors focus on how sudden and forced changes to teaching and learning created "Pandemic Positives" which can be captured and brought to scale across pre-K-adult settings"--

Sustainable Happiness

Autor: Sarah Van Gelder

Número de Páginas: 180

We're bombarded by messages telling us that bigger and better things are the keys to happiness—but after we pile up the stuff and pile on the work hours, we end up exhausted and broke on a planet full of trash. Sarah van Gelder and her colleagues at YES! Magazine have been exploring the meaning of real happiness for eighteen years. Here they offer fascinating research, in-depth essays, and compelling personal stories by visionaries such as Annie Leonard, Matthieu Ricard, and Vandana Shiva, showing us that real well-being is found in supportive relationships and thriving communities, opportunities to make a contribution, and the renewal we receive from a thriving natural world. In the pages of this book, you'll find creative and practical ways to cultivate a happiness that is nurturing, enduring, and life affirming.

History at the End of the World? History Climate Change and the Possibility of Closure

Autor: Mark Levene , Robert Johnson , Penny Roberts

Número de Páginas: 251

This collection of essays proposes that climate change means serious peril. Our argument, however, is not about the science per se. It is about us, our deep and more recent history, and how we arrived at this calamitous impasse. With contributions from academic activists and independent researchers, History at the End of the World challenges advocates of 'business as usual' to think again. But in its wide-ranging assessment of how we transcend the current crisis, it also proposes that the human past could be our most powerful resource in the struggle for survival. Our approaches begin from archaeology, literature, religion, psychology, sociology, philosophy of science, engineering and sustainable development, as well as 'straight' history.

The Outside Edge

Autor: Robert Kelsey

Número de Páginas: 216

The brand new book from the international bestselling self-help author Robert Kelsey's internationally bestselling self-help books have helped tens of thousands of people overcome fear of failure and under confidence. Now Robert is back and is here to debunk the ever pervasive myths around the trail-blazing rebel outsider.... Our culture celebrates outsiders while – in reality – slamming the door in their face. The modern world craves innovation while alienating original thinkers. It encourages creativity while shutting-out all but a privileged few from individualistic expression. What a waste! Yet achieving great things as a genuine outsider is possible. Outsiders can find their own way – succeeding without compromising their individuality. They just need to forge an edge. The Outside Edge is all about learning to harness the unique vantage point you possess in order to give yourself the edge required to succeed. It will show you when to embrace your outsider status and go against convention, and when to play the game, do as the insiders do and make sure you can get progress. Think of The Outside Edge as a manual for positively directing your insecurity, awkwardness and...

Affective Ecocriticism

Autor: Kyle Bladow , Jennifer Ladino

Número de Páginas: 358

Scholars of ecocriticism have long tried to articulate emotional relationships to environments. Only recently, however, have they begun to draw on the complex interdisciplinary body of research known as affect theory. Affective Ecocriticism takes as its premise that ecocritical scholarship has much to gain from the rich work on affect and emotion happening within social and cultural theory, geography, psychology, philosophy, queer theory, feminist theory, narratology, and neuroscience, among others. This vibrant and important volume imagines a more affective—and consequently more effective—ecocriticism, as well as a more environmentally attuned affect studies. These interdisciplinary essays model a range of approaches to emotion and affect in considering a variety of primary texts, including short story collections, films, poetry, curricular programs, and contentious geopolitical locales such as Canada’s Tar Sands. Several chapters deal skeptically with familiar environmentalist affects like love, hope, resilience, and optimism; others consider what are often understood as negative emotions, such as anxiety, disappointment, and homesickness—all with an eye toward...

Growing Young

Autor: Marta Zaraska

Número de Páginas: 231

'If you care about the length and quality of your life but can't stomach yet another diet or workout routine, this book is for you' - Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author 'Finally, a lifestyle book that transcends diet and exercise for solutions for living longer' - Dan Buettner, National Geographic Fellow and New York Times bestselling author A smart, research-driven case for why optimism, kindness and strong social networks will help us live to 100. What to do to live long? From fountain-searching Ponce de Leon to pill-popping Silicon Valley techies humanity has been trying to pinpoint the answer for centuries, often fixating on all the wrong things: miracle diets, miracle foods, miracle supplements. We skip gluten and invest in exercise gadgets. We swallow vitamins. We obsess about BMI. While healthy nutrition and physical activity are indeed important for health, there are things we all too often sacrifice in favour of fad diets that have an outsize impact on our centenarian potential. Friendships. Purpose in life. Empathy. Kindness. Science shows that these 'soft' health drivers are often more powerful than diet and exercise. Consider the numbers: studies show that...

The Ethics of Cities

Autor: Timothy Beatley

Número de Páginas: 248

Ethical dilemmas and value conflicts affect cities globally, but urban leaders and citizens often avoid confronting them directly and instead view the governance of cities as primarily an administrative task or, even worse, a merely political one. Timothy Beatley challenges readers to consider the issues in our cities not simply as legal or economic problems but as moral ones, asking readers "How can a city become more ethical?" Beatley unearths, exposes, and explores the many ethical questions cities face today and touches on many topics, from privacy and crime to racism and the ethics of public space. Drawing from recent policy debates and using extensive examples to consider complex ethical dilemmas, Beatley argues that cities must expand the definition of the moral community to include all their citizens. Cities must take profound steps to address social injustice and plan for climate change—both moral obligations—and this approachable and readable introduction to moral philosophy, urban planning, and social justice will help new generations to grapple with these global issues.

Coaching Cultures

Autor: Neil Carter

Número de Páginas: 177

Coaches are amongst the most visible figures in sport today but little is known about the history of their profession. This book examines the history of coaching from the early nineteenth to the late twentieth century. It uses a number of sports as case studies that includes: cricket, swimming, rugby union, athletics, football and tennis. The focus is largely English but international examples are used to illuminate the British context. A number of themes are explored. Initially, in the 1800s, the coach was like an artisan who learned his skills on the job and coaching was similar to a craft. Early coaches were professionals but from the late nineteenth century an amateur elite governed British sport, who inhibited and in some sports banned coaching. As the twentieth century progressed, though, different sports at different stages began to embrace coaching as international competition intensified. In addition, the nature of coaching changed as a more scientific and managerial approach was applied. Finally, in football, the export of early British coaches is examined in light of the migration of international athletes and also as a process of ‘knowledge transfer’. This book was ...

Revolutionary Care

Autor: Maurice Hamington

Número de Páginas: 209

Written by one of the world’s most respected care scholars, Revolutionary Care provides original theoretical insights and novel applications to offer a comprehensive approach to care as personal, political, and revolutionary. The text has nine chapters divided into two major sections. Section 1, "Thinking About Better Care," offers four theoretical chapters that reinforce the primacy of care as a moral ideal worthy of widespread commitment across ideological and cultural differences. Unlike other moral approaches, care is framed as a process morality and provides a general trajectory that can only determine the best course of action in the moment/context of need. Section 2, "Invitations and Provocations: Imagining Transformative Possibilities," employs four case studies on toxic masculinity, socialism and care economy, humanism and posthumanism, pacifism, and veganism to demonstrate the radical and revolutionary nature of care. Exploring the thinking and writing of many disciplines, including authors of color, queer scholars, and indigenous thinkers, this book is an exciting and cutting-edge contribution to care ethics scholarship as well as a useful teaching resource.

Considering Compassion

Autor: Frits De Lange , L. Juliana Claassens

Número de Páginas: 231

In light of the numerous challenges posed by globalization, living together as humanity on one planet needs to be reinvented in the twenty-first century. To create a new, peaceful, just, and sustainable world order is vital to the survival of us all. In this regard, humankind will have to expand the limited scope of its moral imagination beyond the borders of family, tribe, class, religion, nation, and culture. Will the cultivation of compassion, as scholars like Martha Nussbaum and Karen Armstrong, and religious leaders like the Dalai Lama maintain, contribute to a more just world? A global movement to cultivate and extend compassion beyond the immediate circle of concern may indeed find inspiration from many different religious traditions. The question at the heart of this book is whether the Christian legacy provides us with sources of moral imagination needed to guide us into the global era. Can the Christian practice of faith contribute to a more compassionate world? If so, how? And is it true that compassion is what we need, or do we need something else (justice, for example)? In Considering Compassion, colleagues from different theological disciplines at Stellenbosch, South ...

Answers to Faith Crushing Questions

Autor: Bob Green

Número de Páginas: 73

Answers to Faith Crushing Questions provides answers to questions that are intended to destroy our faith and discredit our Creator. The Bible says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6 New American Standard Bible). Skeptics try to destroy the faith of others by asking difficult questions that seek to seed doubt and disbelief into a person’s faith. Jesus ran into this frequently from both religious and nonreligious persons. His poignant answers straight to their hearts quickly ended their faith-busting derisions. In this book, the author draws on the Bible, insights from some of history’s greatest thinkers, and his own experiences to answer questions such as: How can finite beings like us know the infinite God? God is good, so why is there evil? For what significant reason are we created as Free Moral Agents? If God asked you to commit an immoral act would you? Do you know the seven kinds of Love? Can God make a rock he cannot pick up? If not He’s not all powerful is He? Why did the children of Sodom and Gomorrah die along with their parents? Why does God seem so remote? Is there a way to find Him? In this quick to read book you will find answers to...

Philosophy of Care

Autor: Joaquim Braga , Mário Santiago De Carvalho

Número de Páginas: 366

In this book, authors from a wide interdisciplinary spectrum discuss the issue of care. The book covers both philosophical and therapeutic studies and contains a three-pronged approach to discussing the concepts of care: vulnerability, otherness, and therapy. Above all, it is a matter of combining, in a plural form, a path with multiple theoretical and conceptual bifurcations, but which always point to an observation of society from the perspective of human vulnerability.

La Tierra para todos

Autor: Sandrine Dixson-declève , Owen Gaffney , Jayati Ghosh , Jorgen Randers , Johan Rockström , Per Espen Stoknes

Número de Páginas: 326

La Tierra para todos es un antídoto contra la desesperación y una hoja de ruta hacia un futuro mejor. El Club de Roma convoca a referentes científicos, economistas y líderes de opinión de todas partes del mundo no solo a proyectar ese futuro, sino a crearlo a través de una acción conjunta entre individuos, instituciones y gobiernos que posibilite el camino hacia una civilización resiliente. Hace cinco décadas, se demostró que el crecimiento poblacional e industrial estaban empujando a la humanidad hacia el precipicio. Hoy estamos en el borde: la Tierra ha perdido biodiversidad y ha aumentado la contaminación y la temperatura global, mientras que la desigualdad generalizada provoca profundas inestabilidades en las sociedades. Parece que no hay salida. Desde una propuesta crítica y acuciante, La Tierra para todos no ofrece una visión utópica del futuro. Nos muestra que es posible evitar el aumento de las tensiones sociales, el creciente sufrimiento humano y la destrucción medioambiental si realizamos cinco cambios extraordinarios: acabar con la pobreza; hacer frente a las grandes desigualdades; empoderar a las mujeres; volver saludable nuestro sistema alimentario para ...

Rebuild

Autor: Mary Portas

Número de Páginas: 162

As seen on THE ONE SHOW, and heard on WOMAN'S HOUR and THE ZOE BALL BREAKFAST SHOW on Radio 2 'Challenges all the things we thought we knew about business.' Sam Baker __________ How we live, buy and sell is changing, and it's changing for good. Rebuild is a vital guide to how we reset post-pandemic and build back better. Retail and brand expert Mary Portas argues that over the past thirty years the business of what we buy has been dominated by the biggest, fastest and cheapest. But those values no longer resonate. We've come to realize that more doesn't equal better. We are all ready to put people and planet before profit. This 'Kindness Economy' is a new value system where in order to thrive businesses must understand the fundamental role they play in the fabric of our lives. Because we don't just want to buy from brands - we want to buy into them. Full of expert insight and invaluable advice, Rebuild is about resetting the dial. It gives businesspeople pause for thought about how to make money, as well as the practical tools to build back post-pandemic. And it speaks to anyone who votes with the pound in their pocket - all of us who, with social progress in mind, want to spend...

The Power of Empathy in Modern Leadership: Leading with Heart

Autor: Mohammad Zaripour

Número de Páginas: 138

Leading with Heart: The Power of Empathy in Modern Leadership by Mohammad Zaripour is an essential guide for leaders seeking to navigate today’s fast-paced, interconnected world with empathy at the forefront. This insightful book explores the profound impact of empathetic leadership, offering practical strategies to inspire and motivate teams. Zaripour delves into the science of empathy, distinguishing it from sympathy and breaking down its various forms—cognitive, emotional, and compassionate. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of the psychological and neurological foundations of empathetic behavior, along with its vital role in leadership. Through real-world examples and case studies, the book reveals how empathetic leaders build trust, enhance communication, and foster collaboration. Key leadership traits such as emotional intelligence, active listening, and authenticity are emphasized, as well as practical techniques for conflict resolution, decision-making, and fostering innovation. Readers will also learn how to cultivate empathy within themselves and their organizations, creating a positive, supportive work culture. By addressing common misconceptions, challenges...

Renaissance écologique

Autor: Julien Dossier

Número de Páginas: 260

Nos sociétés risquent aujourd’hui de s’effondrer du fait de la destruction de la biodiversité, de l’emballement climatique, des inégalités sociales et économiques. Nous sommes dans les cordes, assaillis par ces mauvaises nouvelles, sonnés par ces crises qui nous paralysent. Pourtant, des solutions existent, et il nous revient de décider de les mettre en œuvre. Pour concevoir cette Renaissance écologique, Julien Dossier s’inspire de la célèbre fresque d’Ambrogio Lorenzetti, l’allégorie des Effets du bon et du mauvais gouvernement, réalisée à Sienne en 1338. Il a confié à Johann Bertrand d’Hy le soin de la transposer à notre époque, et nous équipe ainsi d’une feuille de route déclinée suivant vingt-quatre chantiers – allant de l’agriculture à la préservation des écosystèmes, en passant par la culture et les systèmes de gouvernance. La version contemporaine de cette fresque nourrit notre imaginaire et dessine ce à quoi cette Renaissance écologique peut ressembler. Loin de l’utopie, elle nous donne des clés, des outils, des solutions concrètes pour nous mettre en mouvement. Elle ne dit pas tout, elle nous fournit un plan. À nous...

El buen antepasado

Autor: Roman Krznaric

Número de Páginas: 319

¿Cómo podemos ser buenos antepasados? Vivimos en la era de la tiranía del ahora, impulsada por las noticias 24 horas al día, el último tuit y el botón de comprar ya. Con un cortoplacismo tan frenético en la raíz de las crisis contemporáneas -desde las amenazas del cambio climático hasta la falta de planificación para una pandemia mundial-, la llamada al pensamiento a largo plazo crece cada día. Pero ¿qué es? ¿Ha funcionado alguna vez? y ¿podemos hacerlo? En 'El buen ancestro', el destacado filósofo Roman Krznaric se adentra en la historia y la mente humana para demostrar que sí podemos. Desde las pirámides hasta el Servicio Nacional de Salud, la humanidad siempre ha tenido la capacidad innata de planificar para la posteridad y tomar medidas que resonarán durante décadas, siglos e incluso milenios. Si queremos ser buenos antepasados y que nos recuerden bien las generaciones que nos siguen, ahora es el momento de recuperar y enriquecer esta habilidad imaginativa. 'El buen ancestro' revela seis formas profundas en las que todos podemos aprender a pensar a largo plazo, explorando talentos exclusivamente humanos como el "pensamiento catedralicio" que amplían...