NEOCONS AND THEOCONS: FUNDAMENTALISM VERSUS DEMOCRACY

El  fundamentalismo  tecnocrático  (neocons) y el fundamentalismo  teocrático (teocons) son dos manifestaciones del pensamiento político muy restrictivas de la democracia. El primero tiene mayor incidencia en el campo de la economía y el segundo en el ámbito de la religión, pero ambos implican un fuerte desafío para el Estado democrático. Este artículo trata de la conjunción más o menos formal entre ambos fundamentalismos, que se manif iesta y actúa incluso a nivel global como reacción muy conservadora contra las principales exigencias del laicismo civil y de las políticas de progreso. Sostiene el autor que la respuesta a estos nuevos funda- mentalismos, igual que a todos los viejos dogmatismos, no es, en modo alguno, el relativismo, sino el pensamiento crítico y autocrítico. Se trata de avanzar, con esta actitud crítica, en la construcción de nuevas formulaciones democráticas dotadas de una fundamentación más sólida en términos de legitimidad ética y legitimación social.Technocratic fundamentalism (neocons) and theocratic fundamentalism (teocons) are two manifestations of political thought very restrictive of democracy. The f irst one has a higher incidence in the f ield of economy and the second one in that of the religion, but both imply a strong challenge for the democratic State. This article deals with the more or less formal conjunction between both kinds of fundamentalism, that appears and acts, even at a global level, as a very conservative reaction against the main demands of civic laicism and of progressive policies. The author maintains that the answer to these new fundamentalisms, like to the old dogmatisms, is not at all the relativism, but the critical and auto critical thought. The point is to advance, with this critical attitude, in the construction of new democratic formulations, provided with a more strong fundament in terms of ethical legitimacy and social legitimation

Modal Shape Visualization Employing FP + 2D-DIC and Phased-Based Motion Magnification

Recently, the combination of Fringe Projection (FP) and 2D Digital Image Correlation (2D-DIC) has become a low-cost alternative for measuring deformations even in dynamic events such as vibration testing. FP and DIC are displacement measurement techniques, so high frequency vibration tests associated with low levels of displacement suppose a challenge. By means of Phase-Based Motion Magnification algorithm (PBMM), the periodic displacement observed in an image sequence can be magnified. This makes it possible to measure clear displacement maps by FP + 2D-DIC even when subtle displacement occurs. This methodology allows a better interpretation of the vibration behavior of mechanical components. In this work, the behavior of a beam excited at its natural frequencies has been studied, showing the potential of PBMM and FP + 2D-DI