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Philosophy of Latin America
This volume contains articles on topics within a variety of disciplines: political philosophy, ethics, history of philosophy, formal logic, philosophy of science and technology, as well as philosophical interpretation of literature. It is relevant to philosophers and researchers in these disciplines. It addresses the question of a genuine Latin American local, national and continental cultural identity being a challenge to philosophy.
Cultural Identity and Social Liberation in Latin American Thought
"El libro tiene dos grandes temas: la identidad cultural, sobre la que se expresan opiniones balanceadas entre los extremos posibles, y la 'liberacion social', entendida en general como liberacion con respecto a estructuras opresivas. El itinerario de e
Ethics of Global Development
Poverty, inequality, violence, environmental degradation, and tyranny continue to afflict the world. Ethics of Global Development offers a moral reflection on the ends and means of local, national, and global efforts to overcome these five scourges. After emphasizing the role of ethics in development studies, policy-making, and practice, David A. Crocker analyzes and evaluates Amartya Sen's philosophy of development in relation to alternative ethical outlooks. He argues that Sen's turn to robust ideals of human agency and democracy improves on both Sen's earlier emphasis on 'capabilities and functionings' and Martha Nussbaum's version of the capability orientation. This agency-focused capability approach is then extended and strengthened by applying it to the challenges of consumerism and hunger, the development responsibilities of affluent individuals and nations, and the dilemmas of globalization. Throughout the book the author argues for the importance of more inclusive and deliberative democratic institutions.
Handbook of Latin American Studies
Beginning with volume 41 (1979), the University of Texas Press became the publisher of the Handbook of Latin American Studies, the most comprehensive annual bibliography in the field. Compiled by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress and annotated by a corps of more than 130 specialists in various disciplines, the Handbook alternates from year to year between social sciences and humanities. The Handbook annotates works on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the Guianas, Spanish South America, and Brazil, as well as materials covering Latin America as a whole. Most of the subsections are preceded by introductory essays that serve as biannual evaluations of the literature and...
Invisibilization of Suffering
This book offers a comprehensive theory of invisibility as a critical sociological concept, addressing the relationship between social suffering and invisibilization. Herzog draws on social theory and a variety of empirical examples to analyze social grammar and unveil various mechanisms of social suffering. Presenting an original theory of silencing and suffering, this book outlines a substantive theory and methodology of invisibilization as an instrument of authority. This systemic analysis of visibility as both a liberating and dominating mechanism will be a major contribution to the field of critical theory, offering an original framework to help improve the situation of excluded groups and individuals. Invisibilization of Suffering will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars across sociology, social philosophy, social work, political sciences, criminology, linguistics and education, with a focus on justice theory, marginalization, discrimination and exclusion.
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
Climate—Change is Inevitable is the theme of the twenty-first edition of the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. This issue confronts one of humanity’s most consequential challenges head-on in pursuit of a better world. With insights from practitioners, experts, and academics from around the globe, this edition provides a full and robust picture of the intersecting impacts of climate change—from business to security to culture and beyond. The Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (GJIA) is the flagship, peer-reviewed academic journal of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. GJIA goes beyond the headlines in identifying and discussing tre...
Handbook of Latin American Studies
Contains scholarly evaluations of books and book chapters as well as conference papers and articles published worldwide in the field of Latin American studies. Covers social sciences and the humanities in alternate years.
"War das o.k.?" Moralische Konflikte im Alltag Sozialer Arbeit
"War das o.k.?" - "Handelte ich falsch?" Das sind ethische Fragen, die sich auch Angehörige helfender Berufe immer wieder stellen. Den Ärzten sollte darauf einmal der Hippokratische Eid antworten. Er wird in diesem Buch durch kurze Texte und Argumente von Platon bis Habermas so interpretiert, dass er auch Sozialarbeiterinnen in den Konflikten ihrer Berufspraxis als Orientierung dienen kann. Die Autorin protokolliert 28 Erfahrungsberichte von Versagen und Schuld aber auch von gelungenen Interventionen. So entstand ein Lehrbuch der Berufsethik als anregender Dialog zwischen erfahrenen Praktikern, Philosophen und kritischen Studierenden heute. Es informiert auch Laien genau und farbig darüber, was Sozialarbeiter täglich leisten. Dorothea Kuhrau-Neumärker, studierte Evangelische Theologie, Philosophie und Slawistik in Bonn, Heidelberg und Prag. Ordination 1972, Promotion 1973. Seit 1974 Professorin für Philosophie und Ethik am Fachbereich Sozialwesen der Fachhochschule Münster.
Auf der Klaviatur der sozialen Wirklichkeit
Die Debatten um die gesellschaftliche Konstruktion der Wirklichkeit gehen davon aus, dass die Welt in kaum noch überschaubare Teilausschnitte zerfällt. Sicher geglaubte Gewissheiten scheinen beliebig, klare Orientierungsmaßstäbe hinfällig geworden zu sein. Hiervon ist ebenso die Soziale Arbeit nicht unberührt geblieben und neue Standorte und Bezugspunkte werden gesucht. Die hier versammelten empirischen Studien, theoretischen Beiträge und essayistischen Streiflichter der 15 Autorinnen und Autoren bringen auf der "Klaviatur der sozialen Wirklichkeit" ganz unterschiedliche Töne zum Klingen und nehmen sich vielfältiger Themen an. Von der Entwicklung der Sozialen Arbeit über den Bestand und Wandel von Organisationen bis zu Musik und Alter, von Armut über Drogenhilfepolitik bis zu Wohnungslosigkeit sowie vom Sozialwesen und Gesetzen bis zur fürsorglichen Kritik utopischer Rhetorik - erfährt der Leser einiges über das breite Spektrum sozialberuflichen Interesses.
