Understanding Perspectivism: Ortega y Gasset’s Philosophy
The text discusses the inflexible or dogmatic Objectivist philosophy, which posits that truth is singular and universal, applying equally to every individual, culture, and era. The author highlights this with the quote: “… So each system intended to hold for all times and for all men. Exempt from the critical dimension, historical or perspectivistica …” He argues that Objectivism should be articulated within a critical perspective. The concept of pure reason is replaced by vital reason, emphasizing
Read MoreEnglish Phrases and Vocabulary: Improve Your Fluency
English Phrases and Vocabulary
Keep track of: To continue to be informed or know about someone or something.
HTML Param Tag: Definition and Usage
HTML <param> Tag: Defining Parameters for Objects
The <param> tag defines parameters for an <object> element. It allows you to pass information to the object, such as settings or initial values.
Key Attribute: name
The name attribute specifies the name of the parameter. In the example below, the parameter name is “property”.
Example:
<div> <param name="property" value="objA"></div>Usage Notes:
- The
<param>tag must be placed inside an<object>element. - The
Reading and Listening Comprehension Exercises
2010
Serie 1 A: Teen Spirit: The Secret Life of Britain’s Teenage Boys
1 B 5 D
2 D 6 D
3 D 7 C
4 B 8 C
LIS: “Butter, Bread and Green Cheese…”
1 b 5 b
2 d 6 b
3 c 7 d
4 c 8 b
Serie 4 A: Members of Parliament Vote Against Tobacco
1 A 5 A
2 C 6 A
3 A 7 B
4 A 8 A
LIS: Vasa – The Most Expensive and Highly Decorated Warship
1 C 5 B
2 D 6 A
3 D 7 B
4 B 8 C
Serie 2 A: Degrowth: When Less Is More
1 C 5 D
2 D 6 C
3 B 7 D
4 A 8 A
LIS: A Journalist in the Slaughterhouse
1 D 5 C
2 B 6 C
3 A 7 B
4 B 8 A
2008
Serie 2 A: Toxic Friends
1 C 5
Read MoreProject Production: Tools for Identification and Design
Instruments for Project Production
A high degree of systematization in project production with the EML involves two generic types of controls: internal controls directing how work is organized to achieve objectives, and external notices to applicants and participants regarding this work and its results.
This is achieved through the creation of standardized written procedures that explain how the project will develop.
The EML uses two types of instruments: production instruments used in the creation
Read MoreUnderstanding Deviance, Social Control, and Stratification
Deviance and Social Control
Deviance: Any behavior or physical appearance that departs from the norms of a group and generates a negative reaction.
Social Control: Methods used to teach compliance and conformity.
Conformity: Behaviors and appearances that follow and maintain the norms of the group.
Violation of Norms
We have been socialized to accept norms. Norms provide order and stability, including folkways and mores.
Functionalist Perspective on Deviance
Deviance is part of every society. Every society
Read MoreUnderstanding Moral Conscience, Freedom, and Responsibility
Moral Conscience
Moral conscience is the application of reason to assess, discern, and freely respond to values. It is the aspect of a person that recognizes and embraces values guided by reason and moral sensitivity. The result is expressed in moral judgments or ethical assessments. A duty-based approach defines freedom as the connection between a person’s goals and the means to achieve them, which we call responsibility.
The development of moral conscience is related to cognitive, affective, and
Read MoreAntonio Machado’s Solitudes and Bécquer’s Legends
Solitudes, Galleries and Other Poems (1903-1907)
Solitudes, Galleries and Other Poems is the first book of poems by Antonio Machado. Although it is sometimes associated with modernist aesthetics, *Solitudes* is a book “inside”, stripped of superfluous ornamentation and away from the sound, exoticism, and other procedures of the school of Rubén Darío.
Machado’s Poetic Focus
The temporal focus of Machado’s poetry appears fully developed in this book. We see it in poems like “The Embers of a Golden
Read MorePsychology Concepts: Social, Cognitive, and Clinical
Social Psychology Concepts
Thin Slicing – Rapid processing of social cues.
Personal Attributions – Internal attributions; refer to things within people.
Situational Attributions – External attributions; refer to the situation.
Fundamental Attribution Error – The tendency for people to base explanations of behavior on personal characteristics.
Actor-Observer Discrepancy – People’s tendency to focus on situation when interpreting their own negative behaviors and to focus on dispositions when interpreting
Read MoreChemistry Concepts Explained: Reactions, Polymers, and More
Rosenmund Reaction
In the presence of BaSO4, an aldehyde is obtained upon reduction of an acid chloride. This reaction is called the Rosenmund reaction. The product is an aldehyde, and the reagent is Pd/BaSO4.
Polypeptide Bond Formation
A peptide bond is formed from amino acids between one -COOH group and another -NH2 group by the removal of one molecule of water.
Increasing Order of Electron Affinity for Halogens
I2 < Br2 < F2 < Cl2
Usefulness of DNA Fingerprinting
Individual organisms are identified
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