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Approach to knowledge building through debate during the age of information

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Some thoughts about debating ideas in modern societies: In these days in which general information is becoming a commodity, the activity of discussing an idea within any context will only become a productive and enjoyable experience the day that we will re-learn and apply the old concepts about knowledge. In the Nicomachean Ethics, for example, Aristotle (384 /322) proposed three approaches to knowledge: The first one was coined as "Episteme" related to scientific knowledge and analytical rationality, which later derived in Epistemology, the study of knowledge. The second was defined as "Techné" which represents practical rationality or the craft developed by humans. This type of knowledge is pragmatic, variable and context-dependent. Nowadays is known as technique. The third one was called "Phronesis," a type of knowledge driven by human values, such as ethics and morality. In our days is known as subjective reasoning; the opinion of an indi...

Fear and life goals

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I f you feel that the challenge of finding an activity that suits your expectations is perhaps one of the most difficult tasks that you’ve ever encountered, you are not alone; such dilemma is common for most of the people that are looking to have a meaningful life. No one can find the answer for you, but I may be able to help with an honest perspective about how I’ve being trying to get a solution for that problem, and it's related to overcoming my fears. To start, I've embraced the fact that not always I was looking for a response. In fact most of the times, I was immersed in mundane daily tasks until at some point bitter feelings came to my life to remind me that the clock is ticking. After some years, I’ve learned to accept such bitterness and even appreciate it, because it’s been a call from my soul for evaluating my present. As I suppose you’ll perceive, this is not something that happens just to you. The next thing that usually I do is to breathe until ...

La solución sencilla al apocalipsis financiero 2014

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En la actualidad existe un gran debate sobre el estado actual económico mundial. Luego de la crisis del 2008 hay escepticismo sobre si el mundo terminó de recuperarse. La realidad es la siguiente: El Capitalismo llegó a su fin años atrás. Para que exista este sistema económico es necesario dinero (lógicamente), pero la realidad es que el mundo carece de capital. He aquí los hechos: 1) Nivel de endeudamiento de los Estados Unidos: Trillones + billones de dólares. (haga clic aquí) 2) Nivel de endeudamiento del mundo: Trillones de dólares+ muchos billones (haga clic aquí) Entonces, surgen dos preguntas: Fuente del capital circulante: El Fondo Monetario Internacional es la fuente principal de ingreso de los países desarrollados, los cuales hace tiempo no disponen de capital suficiente para afrontar sus gastos. Donde se encuentra el capital: Para eso le dejo a esta brillante niña Canadiense que nos explique en 6 minutos la verdad (clíc en el video) ...