Comments to Osvaldo Guariglia’s “Democracy Under Siege”

Estos comentarios examinan las instituciones democráticas transnacionales que, en un artículo publicado en este mismo volumen de la RLFP, Osvaldo Guariglia defiende como forma de limitar a los dos grupos oligárquicos que amenazan a las democracias contemporáneas. Este examen plantea dudas sobre dos aspectos de esa defensa. En primer lugar, sobre su fundamento conceptual –el derecho humano a la democracia– y, en segundo lugar, sobre su carácter democrático, especialmente cuando es evaluada desde una perspectiva de democracia radical.These comments analyze the transnational democratic institutions that, in an article published in this volume of RLFP, Guariglia defends as a limit to the two oligarchic groups that menace the contemporary democracies. This analysis raises doubts concerning two features of Guariglia’s defense. First, it questions his conceptual foundations –the human right to democracy– and, second, it questions its democratic nature, which is problematic when it is assessed from the viewpoint of radical democrat views.Fil: Garcia Valverde, Facundo. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin

Tecnologia, llengua i cultura

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Agencia política y legitimidad en la democracia deliberativa

Este artículo tiene como objetivo defender la necesidad de incluir la dimensión de la agencia política en un criterio de legitimidad democrático, especialmente si este es un criterio deliberativista. Para lograr tal objetivo se desarrolla un argumento intuitivo en el cual se muestra que si la agencia política no es considerada como relevante para la legitimidad democrática, podrían aceptarse como legítimos esquemas de decisión política que no requieran ningún grado significativo de participación política. Una vez demostrada esta necesidad, se muestra que aunque el Enfoque de las Capacidades de Amartya Sen ha intentado mostrar la conexión intrínseca entre la dimensión de agencia y la democracia, su definición de la primera debe modificarse a fin de incorporar la agencia de los otros individuos de la sociedad como límite a los objetivos políticos.In this article, I defend the need to add the political agency dimension to the democratic legitimacy criterion, especially when it is a deliberativist criterion. In doing so, I develop an intuitive argument to show that if political agency is not deemed as relevant for the democratic legitimacy, some political schemes that do not require a significant degree of political participation will be accepted as legitimate at the end. Having shown this, I argue that although the Senian Capability Approach has tried to show the intrinsic connection between the political agency dimension and democracy, it lacks a precise definition of political agency, which should include the others’ individual agency as a limit to the political objectives.Fil: Garcia Valverde, Facundo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Filosofía; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin

Noves metodologies actives basades en les TIC i les TAC per ajudar a millorar l'atenció i l'aprenentatge de l'alumnat de cicles formatius de grau superior.

El present estudi planteja si una nova metodologia a les aules de formació professional, fent servir el llenguatge de les Tecnologies de la Informació i la Comunicació (TIC) que els alumnes tenen tan incorporades a la seva vida quotidiana, pot afavorir la seva atenció i el seu aprenentatge. Després d'analitzar les eines TIC de què disposem actualment els docents, s'ha dissenyat una sessió incorporant-ne algunes i s'han comparat els resultats obtinguts amb la impartició d'una sessió tradicional. Després, s'ha enquestat als alumnes participants per conèixer la seva opinió sobre les dues metodologies aplicades a les sessions i la seva predisposició a emprar les TIC a classe. Els qüestionaris emprats per avaluar les dues sessions han permès identificar millors resultats en la sessió que ha incorporat eines TIC. No obstant això, l'opinió dels alumnes sobre les eines emprades no ha estat del tot satisfactòria. Es valoren els beneficis d'incorporar eines TIC a les programacions de formació professional i es proposa una seqüència pedagògica millorada

Is Luck Capabilitarianism Possible?

Capability theorists claim that real freedoms should constitute the informational basis for assessing individual wellbeing. Nevertheless, they have not yet developed a normative theory of social justice accounting for why or under what circumstances a political community has the obligation to mitigate deficits in real freedoms. This paper examines whether combining Luck Egalitarianism principles with capabilities as a metric of advantage can deliver an acceptable solution to this problem. However, in light of its inconsistency with the core claims found in capability literature, this paper ultimately rejects that possibility for two reasons: First, because it disregards the multidimensional character of the metric. Second, because it undermines the notion that capabilities are valuable not just because they represent positive freedom but because of the beings and doings they enable.Les théoriciens de l’approche par les capabilités affirment que les libertés réelles devraient constituer la base informationnelle pour évaluer le bien-être individuel. Néanmoins, ils n'ont pas encore élaboré une théorie normative de la justice sociale expliquant pourquoi et dans quelles circonstances une communauté politique a l'obligation d'atténuer les déficits dans les libertés réelles. Cet article examine si la combinaison des principes de l'égalitarisme des chances avec les capabilités en tant que mesure de l'avantage peut fournir une solution acceptable à ce problème. Cependant, à la lumière de son incompatibilité avec les revendications de base trouvées dans la littérature sur les capabilités, cet article rejette finalement cette possibilité pour deux raisons: Premièrement, parce qu'elle ne tient pas compte du caractère multidimensionnel de la métrique. Deuxièmement, parce que cela sape la notion que les capabilités sont valables, non seulement parce qu'elles représentent une liberté positive, mais aussi en raison des manières d’êtres et de faire qu'elles permettent

El comentario de Giacomo Zabarella a "De anima" III, 5: una interpretación mortalista de la psicología de Aristóteles

Una parte importante del aristotelismo ha girado en torno a las diferentes interpretaciones que se le han dado al famoso capítulo quinto del libro III del De anima. La brevedad con la que Aristóteles se expresó para explicar la existencia de un principio intelectivo agente descrito como divino y eterno ha dado lugar a un amplio debate entre aquellos que argumentan que este principio es parte del alma individual y aquellos que piensan que debe ser situado fuera de las capacidades intelectuales del individuo. Entre estos últimos, la interpretación del aristotélico renacentista Giacomo Zabarella (1533-1589), gran experto en el griego clásico y en la obra de Aristóteles, sigue siendo aún hoy una de las más influyentes.An important part of Aristotelianism has revolved around the different interpretations given to the famous fifth chapter of Aristotle’s De Anima lll. The brevity with which he spoke about an intellectual agent principle described as divine and everlasting has led to a lengthy debate between those who argue that this principle is part of the individual soul and those who think that it must be placed outside the individual intellectual powers. Among the latter, the interpretation of the Renaissance Aristotelian Giacomo Zabarella (1533-1589), a great expert on classical Greek and Aristotle’s works, is still one of the most influential

Cultura i canvi tecnològic

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Surveillance studies of Lymphocystis disease virus in farmed gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) by real-time PCR

Lymphocystis disease (LCD) is the main viral infection reported to affect cultured gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) in Southern Atlantic and Mediterranean aquaculture. Its etiological agent is the Lymphocystis disease virus (LCDV), a member of the family Iridoviridae (genus Lymphocystivirus). The only adequate measures for LCD prevention in the aquaculture systems are general prophylactic practices, such as the control of fish to be introduced in the farm facilities in order to detect carrier fish. These animals may pose a risk for the introduction of LCDV in fish farms, as direct contact between fish specimens is considered the main route of LCDV spreading. More recently, asymptomatic carrier breeders, as well as virus contaminated-live food, have been involved in LCDV transmission to fish larvae. The detection of subclinical viral infections in carrier fish requires the use of sensitive diagnostic methods. In this context, the objective of this study was to establish the applicability of a real-time PCR assay for LCDV diagnosis in surveillance studies. In addition, the assay has been evaluated with samples from a gilthead seabream hatchery, in order to prove its utility to trace the origin of LCDV in fish farms. Juvenile fish were collected at four farms with different background regarding to LCD. LCDV was detected in all farms, and 30 to 100% of fish were identified as LCDV-infected. Estimated viral load in caudal fin of asymptomatic fish was two to five orders of magnitude lower than in diseased fish. Carrier fish were also identified in the broodstock from a farm with LCD records by analysing caudal fin samples by qPCR. In this farm, the q-PCR assay developed in this study allowed the quantitative detection of LCDV in all samples collected in the hatchery, including fertilized eggs, larvae and fingerlings, and also rotifer cultures and artemia metanauplii and cysts used for larval rearing.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tec

Reduction of metals in production plant's effluents by applying air Micro-Nanobubbles in a factory of Lead Acid Batteries of the district of Puente Piedra, Lima

The Lima city has industrial areas that generate many industrial effluents that affect the public health and environment. The problem studied in a factory of Lead Acid Batteries located in Puente Piedra, Lima is, that it generates and discharges acidic wastewater (pH = 1.52). The research was experimental, at the laboratory level, to apply the treatment with Micro-Nanobubbles of air to these industrial waters, which contain metals such as Aluminum (14.967 mg / L) and Lead (4.227 mg / L), strongly acidic (pH 0.55). Then the pH was adjusted into two samples with Sodium Hydroxide 1 M until obtain acid (6.01) and basic (8.92) pH media in order to apply the Micro-Nanobubbles ( MNBs) into these samples. Micro-Nanobubbles were then generated by a device for Micro-Nanobubbles generation patented by PhD. Jhonny Valverde Flores. The air pressure was 90 PSI, the size of the MNB was 7 μm, the water flow was 4.67 L / min. Three samples (S1, S2, and S3) were dosed in 1 L each one. The volume ratio of water effluent / water with MNBs for S1 was 3/7, for S2 was 6/4 and for S3 was 7/3. The treatment lasted 8 minutes and as results of the research after applying MNBs, the Aluminum’s concentration in S1 decreased to 1,176 mg / L, in S2 decreased to 1,421 mg / L and in S3 decreased to 11,996 mg / L, achieving an efficiency of 92.14 %, 90.51% and 19.85%, respectively; And the Lead's concentration in S1 decreased to 0.264 mg / L, in S2 decreased to 0.065 mg/L and in S3 decreased to 0.116 mg / L, achieving an efficiency of 93.75%, 98.46% and 97.26%, respectively