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Robert Musil (1880 - 1942) schrieb Weltliteratur (Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften), aber auch scharfsinnige Essays. Vor dem "Wiener Werkbund" hielt er am 11.3. und am 17.3.37 (wegen begeisterter Nachfragen) einen Vortrag über die Dummheit. Mit feiner Ironie und großer Geistesschärfe analysiert er die Geschichte der Dummheit - bis in Musils Gegenwart, also kurz vor dem sogenannten "Anschluss" Österreichs ans Deutsche Reich.

In Our Business Civilization, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James Truslow Adams delivers a sharp and thoughtful critique of early 20th-century American society. With incisive essays first published in leading magazines of the 1920s, Adams explores how business values and the pursuit of profit came to dominate nearly every aspect of American life—shaping its ethics, culture, and intellectual priorities. He contrasts the American experience with that of Europe, where older institutions such as the aristocracy, church, and professions balanced economic ambitions with cultural depth.

Так говорил Заратустра"" – это великое произведение философии, которое внесло огромный вклад в развитие современной мысли. Написанная одним из величайших философов 19 века Фридрихом Ницше, эта книга является не просто философским трактатом, но и произведением, способным изменить ваше мышление и вашу жизнь. В своем произведении Ницше воплощает в жизнь идеи о свободе, смысле жизни, воле к власти и превосходстве индивидуального духа. Он рассматривает основные вопросы бытия и призывает читателя к поиску смысла в собственной жизни, к принятию ответственности за свои действия.

"Fast-Food" è una tragedia alimentare per essere letta, una parodia del teatro classico calata su un palco immaginario che solo il lettore saprà ricostruire, per rappresentarvela al meglio. Tra un hamburger, una bibita, un cartoccio di patatine fritte e un caffè lungo, tutti rigorosamente americani, si interpongono frasi fatte, espressioni da copia-incolla, personaggi pre-programmati, risposte sommarie, imprecise, non pertinenti e disumane. In un microcosmo o macrocosmo in cui c'è anche da ridere.

In a time of rising social isolation, ideological division, and technological upheaval, libraries stand at a crossroads. In Triptych: Death, AI, and Librarianship, acclaimed scholar R. David Lankes—joined by Jain Orr and Qianzi Cao—delivers a bold, urgent, and deeply human call to action for the library profession. Structured around three provocative lectures, this book challenges librarians to move beyond traditional service models and embrace their role as agents of social transformation.

Ferrari delinea un quadro sociale e politico che associa le erbacce a movimenti e individui che si oppongono alle norme costituite, incoraggiando il riconoscimento della bellezza e del valore della diversità. Un percorso analitico che esplora la globalizzazione delle disuguaglianze, offrendo una visione articolata e ricca di spunti sulla complessità dei fenomeni migratori.

Un libro para afrontar un mundo en permanente conflicto, vencer la resistencia de nuestro enemigo interior, obra con coherencia y lograr nuestros objetivos. La filosofía ha dejado de estudiar la vida de los filósofos para centrarse en su pensamiento. Vivimos en una sociedad en la que el pensamiento ha sido monopolizado y la filosofía cínica ha sido silenciada. Las enseñanzas de los sabios clásicos, descendientes de Sócrates, que demostraron que el ser humano es un fin en sí mismo y que no debe renunciar ni a su poder ni a su libertad de acción, han sido tergiversadas e incluso eliminadas.

Awkwardness discusses how we ostracize and punish those who fail to fit into existing social categories, how we all depend on-and are limited by-social scripts and norms for guidance, and how these norms frequently let us down when we need them.

Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. Spanning from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the question of virtue, human rationality, the nature of the gods and the values of leadership.

"L’homme ne peut devenir homme que par l’éducation. (...) L’éducation doit donc discipliner les hommes. La discipliner, c’est chercher à empêcher que ce qu’il y a d’animal en eux n’étouffe ce qu’il y a d’humain, aussi bien dans l’homme individuel que dans l’homme social. La discipline consiste donc simplement à les dépouiller de leur sauvagerie" E. Kant

A deep-dive look at how new generations are not a continuance of previous generations but have sworn off the common bonds that held generations together. It is not about old people dying so much is it is about how the traditions, the mindset, even the shared generational values of previous generations no longer are part of new generations.

Ele surgiu há pouquíssimo tempo e o sucesso foi estrondoso. Não dá mais para viver sem: tanto que hoje o número de aparelhos supera o de pessoas no Brasil. Mas como esse pequeno dispositivo se tornou indispensável? Além da praticidade do uso no dia a dia, o celular é ferramenta política poderosa, seja para discutir ideias, denunciar mazelas e também, por outro lado, disseminar rapidamente fake news. É esse poder que a jornalista Neuza Sanches esmiúça em um trabalho de fôlego para entender o atual cenário político brasileiro.

L'idea che la bellezza sia qualcosa di oggettivo e naturale è una superstizione moderna. Infatti non è mai esistita un'epoca in cui non convivessero estetiche e sensibilità diverse. Il culto della bellezza è diventato una prigione solo di recente: quando le coercizioni materiali verso le donne hanno iniziato ad allentarsi, il canone estetico nei confronti del loro aspetto è diventato rigido e asfissiante, spingendole alla ricerca di una perfezione irraggiungibile.

"Капитал" – главный труд немецкого экономиста и политического деятеля Карла Маркса, несомненно, оказавший влияние на мировую историю. Данное издание – это основные положения и идеи содержащиеся в «Капитале», обработанные немецким экономистом и политиком Ю. Борхардтом. Как отмечает сам Борхардт, ему «удалось передать теорию учения в правильной форме», что «дает ключ непосвященному или новичку к ее пониманию». Аудиокнига будет интересна как специалистам, так и всем интересующимся вопросами социально-экономических теорий.

O ciberpopulismo é a combinação eficiente de técnicas de propaganda do século XX com as possibilidades abertas pela tecnologia no século XXI. Como hoje as redes sociais são a praça pública, é desse ambiente virtual que vem o novo na política. E isso inclui o velho populismo repaginado. Replicando a velocidade do avanço tecnológico, o ciberpopulismo já começou a causar alterações estruturais nos países e na geopolítica.

Through a rich discussion of literature and case studies, he shows that there are compelling reasons to think that the police's widespread use of proactive deception and dishonesty is inconsistent with fundamental norms of political morality—especially norms regarding fraud and the rule of law. Although there are times and places for dishonesty and deception in policing, Hunt evocatively illustrates why those times and places should be much more limited than current practices suggest.

Moral Articulation outlines an ethical framework that allows us to embrace a version of the latter, transformative view without sacrificing notions of moral truth, objectivity, and knowledge. The book presents a view of moral meaningfulness as extending beyond what we can presently put into words, urging that expansions in our moral vocabularies often begin in dissonant experiences of conceptual and linguistic limits.

Self-Reliance is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson, a prominent American philosopher and essayist from the 19th century. Published in 1841, the essay explores the concept of individualism and the importance of trusting one's own instincts and beliefs. Emerson advocates for the rejection of conformity and societal expectations, encouraging readers to rely on their own intuition and inner convictions. The essay is a powerful call to embrace self-reliance as a means of personal growth and fulfillment, promoting the idea that true wisdom arises from individual experience and authenticity.

わたしは、個人が喜んで株式や投資信託などを買う環境を創れれば、日本経済の風景を一気に変えられると考えています。多くの国民が株式や投資信託を持つ国では、株価が上がれば、個人の資産価値が上がり、生活にゆとりが出ます。

Beneath the stylized violence and thrilling car crashes, the Mad Max films consider universal questions about the nature of human life, order and anarchy, justice and moral responsibility, society and technology, and ultimately, human redemption. In Mad Max and Philosophy, a diverse team of political scientists, historians, and philosophers investigates the underlying themes of the blockbuster movie franchise, following Max as he attempts to rebuild himself and the world.