This article aims to enhance social technology as a resource that induces education and well-being in maternal and child health, more specifically in contexts of social vulnerability. This is an action research, with social technology characteristics, developed between July/2022 and December/2023, with 17 women (pregnant and postpartum women) from a vulnerable community in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul. Based on education in health and in an interprofessional approach, the social technology developed and called “Endowing lives” is the (...) result of demands previously identified, discussed and implemented with the research participants and local health professionals. The social technology developed expanded interprofessional possibilities, promoted preventive health measures and contributed to the empowerment of pregnant and postpartum women in decision-making. (shrink)

Dogs are known for their incredible ability to detect odours, extracting them from a “complex” environment and recognising them. This makes sniffer dogs precious assets in a broad variety of security applications. However, their use is subject to some intrinsic restrictions. Dogs can only be trained to a limited set of applications, get tired after a relatively short period, and thus require a high turnover. This has sparked a drive over the past decade to develop artificial sniffer devices—generally known as (...) “chemical sniffers” or “electronic noses”—able to complement and possibly replace dogs for some security applications. Such devices have been already deployed, or are intended to be deployed, at borders, airports and other critical installation security checkpoints. Similarly to dogs, they are adopted for detecting residual traces that indicate either the presence of, or recent contact with, substances like drugs and explosives. It goes without saying that, as with sniffer dogs, the use of artificial sniffer devices raises many sensitive issues. Adopting an ethical and legal perspective, the present paper discusses the privacy and data protection implications of the possible deployment of a hand-held body scanning sniffer for screening passengers at EU airport security checkpoints. (shrink)

El fenómeno de que una rama relativamente autónoma de la ciencia sea absorbida por, o “reducida” a, otra disciplina es innegable y es una característica recurrente de la historia de la ciencia moderna, y no hay razón para suponer que dicho fenómeno no continuará teniendo lugar en el futuro. Esto afirmaba Ernest Nagel hace exactamente setenta años en el intento por justificar la necesidad de esclarecer la reducción científica (NAGEL, 1949, p. 100). Incluso varios años antes reclamaba el que no (...) se contara con un estudio cuidadoso de la naturaleza de la reducción ni siquiera por parte de aquellos cuya preocupación exclusiva era la lógica de la ciencia (NAGEL, 1935, p. 46). Los posteriores debates acerca de la noción de reducción en la ciencia estuvieron motivados especialmente a partir del modelo de reducción nageliano; el cual ha tenido tanto innumerables adherentes como variadas objeciones. Entre las respuestas inmediatas ante los problemas que adolecía este modelo clásico, puede contarse la ofrecida por el programa estructuralista como una de las primeras. En este trabajo se expondrá lo relativo a la noción de reducción en el marco del programa estructuralista. Una vez presentado este recorrido, se intentará un análisis ulterior acerca de la condición de reducción en sentido ontológico (MOULINES, 1984) tomando en cuenta uno de los más actuales refinamientos del marco conceptual estructuralista como lo es la noción de subestructura parcial escalonada. (shrink)

Ce texte s’inscrit dans le prolongement d’un effort endurci pour penser les modalités complexes du dialogue entre la psychanalyse lacanienne et la phénoménologie française dans la seconde moitié du xx e siècle. Plus exactement, il s’agit ici d’indiquer les raisons objectives, à la fois théoriques et pratiques, qui expliquent la violence de la réception française du De l’interprétation de Paul Ricœur, en mettant en perspective les positions respectives du philosophe et celles du psychanalyste Jacques Lacan lors du colloque de Bonneval (...) sur l’Inconscient d’octobre 1960. L’analyse détaillée du texte “Le conscient et l’inconscient” – élément du corpus ricœurien trop souvent négligé – au regard de l’enseignement lacanien du tournant des années 1960 doit en outre permettre de dégager deux théories de l’interprétation antagonistes, afin d’indiquer pour finir les points concrets de divergence entre les orientations “ricœurienne” et “lacanienne” de la clinique psychanalytique. (shrink)

Seeking the Heart of Wisdom. The Path of Insight Meditation. Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield. Shambhala, Boston and London 1987. xv, 195 pp. £8.85/$10.95.

Transforming the Mind, Healing the World. Joseph Goldstein. Paulist Press, New York and Mahwah, NJ., 1994. 51 pp. No price given.

Ein zentrales Stück der Metaphysik ist die Lehre von den obersten Grundsätzen, d. h. den Sätzen der Identität, des ausgeschlossenen Widerspruchs und des Grundes. Es wird untersucht, wie Heidegger sich zu diesen Sätzen im Einzelnen und insgesamt stellt. Dem Nichtwiderspruchsprinzip gesteht er nur eine eingeschränkte Geltung zu; das Prinzip der Identität deutet er zum Teil um; seine größte Reserve gilt dem Satz vom Grund, den er ganz an den neuzeitlichen Rationalismus bindet. Insgesamt interpretiert Heidegger die Grundsätze als Ausdruck des Seins (...) in einer bestimmten Konzeption, die selbst nicht evident ist, sondern einem geschichtlichen Anspruch entspricht. Damit geraten alle Vollzüge, die auf diesen Grundsätzen beruhen, wie die Wissenschaften, in eine Schwebe ihrer Geltung, die mit einigen unserer lebensweltlichen Überzeugungen in starker Spannung steht. (shrink)

A Path With Heart. A Guide through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life. Jack Kornfield. Rider, London 1994. xii, 352 pp. £12.99. ISBN 0-7126-7430-6.

Gotama Buddha. Mein Weg zum Erwachen. Eine Autobiographie. Detlef Kantowsky und Ekkehard Sass. Beniger, Zürich/Düsseldorf 1996. 111pp. Price/ISBN not noted.

Meditation. The Buddhist Way of Tranquillity and Insight. Kamalashila. Windhorse Publications, Glasgow 1992. 288 pp. £11.99.

The Historical Buddha. H. W. Schumann. Translated by M. O'C Walshe. Arkana, London 1989. xi, 274 pp., 17 illustrations. £5.99..

The Ideas and Meditative Practices of Early Buddhism. Tilmann Vetter. E.J. Brill, Leiden 1988. xxxviii, 110 pp. Dfl.42.50.

Ethical networks are an emerging form of social alliance based on collaboration between organizations that share a common ethical commitment. Grounded in a theoretical framework of virtue-based business ethics and focusing on nonprofit alliances, this study investigates the virtuousness of ethical networks; that is, how they trigger virtuous practices in their member nonprofit organizations. Adopting a qualitative grounded theory approach, the study focuses on one of the largest Italian ethical networks of nonprofit organizations operating in the social care sector. The (...) findings show that shared ethical values and religious beliefs are positively associated with ethical network building. Based on these findings, a circular model of virtuousness is proposed in which ethical networks foster virtuous practices among their members at four levels: (1) the strategic orientation level, (2) the institutional level, (3) the organizational level, and (4) the relational level. At each of these levels, ethical networks foster a habituation to virtues and the propagation of virtuous behaviors among their members. Theoretical, practical, and social implications of the research findings are discussed. (shrink)

A literatura infantil encontra-se povoada de personagens femininas como figuras centrais de narrativas, algumas delas, famosas e populares. A partir de 1980, surgiram autores que apresentam obras de reconhecido valor estético, nas quais personagens femininas mirins têm um lugar de destaque. Fala-se, por exemplo, de Isabel (Bel), personagem narradora da obra Bisa Bia, Bisa Bel (1981), de Ana Maria Machado, que percorre um caminho rumo à autonomia. O presente trabalho volta-se para a representação de um sujeito feminino que, ainda em (...) tenra idade, consegue estabelecer um diálogo entre épocas diferentes, apresentando visões diversas da mulher, uma antiga, Bisa Bia, típica do século XIX, e outra, Bel, moderna, independente, do fim do século XX. (shrink)

Resumo: Palavras-chave: : Keywords: Child literature. Female subject. Representation. The child literature is inhabited by female characters as central figures of the narrative, some of them famous and popular. The decade of 1980 saw the raise of authors who introduce works that have recognized aesthetic value in which female characters play a prominent role. For example, Isabel (Bel), narrator character from the work Bisa Bia, Bisa Bel (1981), by Ana Maria Machado, who is lead through a path toward her autonomy. (...) This paper is concerned with the representation of a female subject who even in its early age is able to establish a dialogue between different epochs, presenting different women perspectives, the old one, Bisa Bia, XIX century representative, and the other one, modern, independent, from the late XX century. Literatura infantil. Sujeito feminino. Representação. A literatura infantil encontra-se povoada de personagens femininas como figuras centrais de narrativas, algumas delas, famosas e populares. A partir de 1980, surgiram autores que apresentam obras de reconhecido valor estético, nas quais personagens femininas mirins têm um lugar de destaque. Fala-se, por exemplo, de Isabel (Bel), personagem narradora da obra Bisa Bia, Bisa Bel (1981), de Ana Maria Machado, que percorre um caminho rumo à autonomia. O presente trabalho volta-se para a representação de um sujeito feminino que, ainda em tenra idade, consegue estabelecer um diálogo entre épocas diferentes, apresentando visões diversas da mulher, uma antiga, Bisa Bia, típica do século XIX, e outra, Bel, moderna, independente, do fim do século XX. (shrink)

Biometric identification is thought to be less vulnerable to fraud and forgery than are traditional forms of identification. However biometric identification is not without vulnerabilities. In a ‘spoofing attack’ an artificial replica of an individual’s biometric trait is used to induce a system to falsely infer that individual’s presence. Techniques such as liveness-detection and multi-modality, as well as the development of new and emerging modalities, are intended to secure biometric identification systems against such threats. Unlike biometrics in general, the societal (...) and ethical issues raised by spoofing and anti-spoofing techniques have not received much attention. This paper examines these issues. (shrink)

A Meditator's Diary. A Western woman's unique experience in Thailand monasteries. Jane Hamilton-Merritt. Unwin Paperbacks, George Allen & Unwin, London 1986. 157 pp. £3.95.

Buddhadhamma. Natural Law and Values for Life. Phra Prayudh Payutto. Translated by Grant A. Olsen. State University of New York Press, Albany, NY 1995. xxiv, 302 pp. Cloth $59.50, pbk $19.95. ISBN 0-7914-2631-9/2632-7.

Divine Revelation in Pali Buddhism. Peter Masefield. George Allen & Uwin, London / The Sri Lanka Institute of Traditional Studies, Colombo 1986. xx, 187pp. £18.00.

El Dhammapada. La Sendera de la Perfecció. Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserat, Barcelona 1982. Translated into Catalan by Joaquim Torres i Godori from the English of Juan Mascaró.

Milindapañha. Le domande del re Milinda. Translated, with an introduction and notes, by Maria Angela Falà. Astrolabio-Ubaldini Editori, Rome 1982.

Psicoterapia e Meditazione. Ed. Adalberto Bonecchi. Arnaldo Mondadori Editore, Milan 1991. 343 pp. Lire 14 000.

Sitting. A Guide to Good Meditation Posture. Kamalashila. Windhorse Publications, Glasgow 1988. 28 pp. £1.95.

Self and Non-Self in Early Buddhism. Joaquín Pérez-Remón. Mouton Publishers, The Hague 1980. xii, 412 pp. DM 110.

The Art of Happiness - Teachings of Buddhist Psychology. Mirko Frýba. Translated by Michael H. Kohn. Shambhala, Boston and Shaftesbury 1989. xvi, 301 pp. US$15.95.

The Long Discourses of the Buddha. Fr P. Anatriello. Anchor Publications, Bognor Regis 1986. viii, 128pp. £6.95.

The Path of Serenity and Insight. Henepola Gunaratana. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi 1985. xiv, 263 pp. Rs 125.00.

La idea de que las teorías separadas por una revolución científica son inconmensurables fue sugerida, de manera independiente, por Thomas S. Kuhn (1962) y Paul Feyerabend (1962) a inicios de la década de 1960. Desde entonces y hasta nuestros días, la tesis de inconmensurabilidad, así como sus polémicas implicancias, han ocupado un papel protagónico en las discusiones en torno a los estudios acerca de la ciencia.1 Un variado número de problemas derivados de la tesis de inconmensurabilidad, tales como el cambio (...) de significado, la referencia de los términos teóricos, la racionalidad y los aspectos cognitivos del cambio científico, sus implicancias para las concepciones realistas y anti-realistas acerca de las teorías científicas, entre otros, pueden encontrarse analizados en una importante compilación de trabajos de un número de distinguidos investigadores editada por Paul Hoyningen-Huene y Howard Sankey, y publicada por primera vez hace ya más de una década bajo el título Incommensurability and related matters (Hoyningen-Huene & Sankey, 2001). (shrink)

Why do learners fail to seek help, when doing so would be beneficial? Principles of rational decision suggest that seeking help is not an optimal action if its costs are greater than its expected b...