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1) How We Think
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"How We Think" by John Dewey is a groundbreaking exploration of the process of thinking and its role in education and problem-solving. In this influential work, Dewey delves into the nature of intelligence, inquiry, and reflective thought, offering valuable insights into how individuals can enhance their thinking abilities and engage in meaningful learning experiences. The book begins by challenging traditional notions of thinking as a passive, linear...
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The primary ineluctable facts of the birth and death of each one of the constituent members in a social group determine the necessity of education. On one hand, there is the contrast between, the immaturity of the newborn members of the group, its future sole representatives - and the maturity of the adult members, who possess the knowledge and customs of the group. On the other hand, there is the necessity that these immature members be not merely...
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Perhaps this book will be understood only by someone who has himself already had the thoughts that are expressed in it-or at least similar thoughts.
-So it is not a textbook.
-Its purpose would be achieved if it gave pleasure to one person who read and understood it.
The book deals with the problems of philosophy, and shows, I believe, that the reason why these problems are posed is that the logic of our language is mis-understood. The whole sense...
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Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell was a notable 20th century British philosopher, mathematician, historian, social critic, and political activist. Considered one of the founders of analytical philosophy, Russell was an iconoclast who helped lead the revolt against British idealism, a prominent philosophy in England at the end of the 19th century. First written in 1912, Bertrand Russell's "The Problems of Philosophy" was an attempt by the author to create...
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Social media marketing is a term used to describe the process of boosting website traffic, or brand awareness, through the use of social media networking sites. In this third edition of the Internet Marketing Cheat Sheets series we take a look at Social Media Marketing and how to leverage this rapidly expanding medium to help promote and market your brand, products and website via social networking, and the impact it can have on your SEO and search...
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Existe una pregunta que se repite como una especie de mantra en todas las reuniones, juntadas, cumpleaños o en cualquier evento que congregue seres humanos que hablen de películas o series: ¿está en Netflix? Esta interrogación sucede automáticamente luego de que alguien cuente algo sobre alguna producción audiovisual que le gustó o está mirando, y del otro lado, está un espectador que acopla mentalmente su búsqueda o localización a una...
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Periodismo en la era del clickbaiting
En el ámbito del periodismo digital, una acción tan fútil como un clic ha adquirido un poder extraordinario. El tráfico que consigue un periódico puede mantenerlo a flote o hundirlo completamente. De ahí nace el clickbaiting. Si ya nos preocupa quién controla los medios, que lleguen a estar al servicio del clic resulta alarmante. Y es que el paso de la prensa tradicional a la digital implica mucho más...
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Internet es una infraestructura extraordinaria del conocimiento, la primera de alcance global, generadora de un hecho radicalmente nuevo: la metacultura basada en el hipertexto. Su emergencia cambia las interacciones humanas y los movimientos sociales. El movimiento Open constituye el primero y el más importante de estos nuevos movimientos de la sociedad red: pugna por la accesibilidad sin restricciones a los flujos de signos y a los productos culturales,...
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The computing technology on which we are now so dependent has risen to its position of ascendency so rapidly that few of us have had the opportunity to take a step back and wonder where we are headed. This book urges us to do so.
Taking a big-picture perspective on digital technology, Living with Computers leads the reader on a whistle-stop tour of the history of information and information technology. This journey culminates in a deep exploration...
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¿Qué es exactamente lo que los humanos siempre harán mejor que los robots?
Hay algo que la inteligencia artificial no puede conseguir: la capacidad humana para formular nuevas preguntas y analizarlas con otro marco de referencia.
Los marcos son modelos mentales del mundo que utilizamos para entender los problemas más difíciles y son la base de la creatividad, el pensamiento crítico y la innovación.
Ahora que la investigación en la inteligencia...
12) Guía para la crianza en un mundo digital: Cómo educar para un uso sano y seguro de la tecnología
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¿A qué edad les doy un celular a mis hijos? ¿Cómo hago para que no estén todo el día conectados? ¿Existe el uso creativo de la tecnología? Si no se conectan, ¿van a quedar aislados de la vida social? ¿Con los videojuegos también se aprende? ¿Es cierto que son adictivos? ¿Tengo que saber su contraseña en las redes sociales? ¿Cuáles son las cosas básicas que tenemos que hacer para ayudarlos a interactuar de manera segura en el mundo...
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LA TECNOLOGÍA EMERGE en escenarios particulares para resolver necesidades específicas de individuos y comunidades en todo el mundo. Sin embargo, el abordaje de las tecnologías y de las maneras como estas habitan y cambian el mundo social ha solido afiliarse a un imaginario técnico-científico europeo que las percibe como neutrales y autónomas, y que asume frente a estas una actitud de aceptación acrítica y celebración. Sin pretender anular...
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Cyber Minds brings together an unrivalled panel of international experts who offer their insights into current cybersecurity issues in the military, business, and government. Key Features Explore the latest developments in cybersecurity Hear expert insight from the industry's top practitioners Dive deep into cyber threats in business, government, and military Book Description Shira Rubinoff's Cyber Minds brings together the top authorities in cybersecurity...
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It is no longer just about what an individual or company knows; it's what is being shared that is the new organizational currency. It must be one of the key performance indicators of an organization's value impact. Have you noticed the landscape of Knowledge Management shifting? The speed at which change is occurring is accelerating so quickly some businesses are being left behind. Technology and the very way we gather and use knowledge is evolving...
16) The Thought Trap
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We live in an era like no other. Virtually unlimited information, social connections, and personalized recommendations are at our fingertips every second of every day. We can connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime. But is it the utopia it sounds like?
We're overwhelmed with information. Our digital lives are tracked and analyzed. Our social feeds show us clickbait, hoaxes, and habit-forming features. New technologies have given us fake photos, Deepfake...
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First published in 1851, "The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims" is a collection of essays by famed German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. He is perhaps best known for his 1818 work "The World as Will and Representation" and developed an enduring reputation for his philosophical pessimism, in contrast to the idealism of Immanuel Kant. Much of Schopenhauer's work is a reaction to post-Kant German romanticism. In "The Wisdom of Life and Counsels...
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Cardinal John Henry Newman was a major figure in the Oxford Movement, a response by the members of the Church of England to a perceived attack by the reforming Whig administration who had already legislated a restructuring of the Church of Ireland. Members of the Oxford Movement feared the secular appropriation of ecclesiastical property and moved to assert their religious authority by returning the church to its Catholic origins. In 1854 John Henry...
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Actuality and potentiality, substantial form and prime matter, efficient causality and teleology are among the fundamental concepts of Aristotelian philosophy of nature. Aristotle's Revenge argues that these concepts are not only compatible with modern science but are implicitly presupposed by modern science. Among the many topics covered are the metaphysical presuppositions of scientific method, the status of scientific realism, the metaphysics of...
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About half of the undergraduate and roughly 40 percent of graduate degree recipients in science and engineering are women. As increasing numbers of these women pursue research careers in science, many who choose to have children discover the unique difficulties of balancing a professional life in these highly competitive (and often male-dominated) fields with the demands of motherhood. Although this issue directly affects the career advancement of...
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