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Successful Treatment of Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma with Intravenous Immunoglobulin
Authors: Rubinstein Arye , Wolf David J. , Granstein Richard D.
Published: October 2018

Background:

Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma (NXG) is a rare chronic disorder characterized by firm yellow to red-orange nodules and plaques affecting the face, abdomen, and extremities with the potential for systemic involvement. NXG has a close association with monoclonal gammopathies, and there is a predilection for the development of multiple myeloma. Treatment options are varied due to inconsistent results seen with the use of corticosteroids, immunomodulators, chemotherapeutic agents, and antibiotics.

Objective:

We describe a patient with smoldering multiple myeloma associated with progressive NXG successfully treated with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG).

Conclusion:

Our case adds to the single previous report of two cases of NXG with significant improvement from treatment with IVIG and confirms the efficacy of this treatment modality.
Higher Frequency of Psychiatric Morbidity in Patients with Bacterial Infection of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue versus Cutaneous Neoplasms: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample from the United States
Authors: Gupta Madhulika A. , Gupta Aditya K. , Vujcic Branka
Published: October 2018

Background:

Poor hygiene and nutrition and resultant compromised immune status in some psychiatric patients can increase susceptibility to bacterial skin infections.

Objective:

We examined the frequency of ICD9-CM psychiatric disorders (codes 290–319) in bacterial skin infections (ICD9-CM codes 680–686) ( N = 18,734) versus malignant and benign cutaneous neoplasms (ICD9-CM codes 172, 173, 232, 216) ( N = 8,376), conditions that would be expected to cause psychological distress for the patient.

Methods:

Logistic regression analysis was conducted controlling for age, sex, race, diabetes, obesity, and the use of antineoplastic and immunosuppressant medications.

Results:

Skin infections were more commonly (odds ratio = 3.03, 95% CI 1.58–5.82) associated with a psychiatric disorder; the most frequent diagnoses were substance dependence and abuse (19.5%), depressive disorder (19.0%), attention-deficit disorder (14.4%), and anxiety disorders (11.6%).

Conclusion:

In contrast to cutaneous neoplasms, bacterial skin infections were three times as likely to be associated with a psychiatric disorder. Psychiatric comorbidity should be ruled out as a factor in patients with intractable skin infections.
Mobile Teledermatology: A Promising Future in Clinical Practice
Authors: Zuo Kevin J. , Guo Danny , Rao Jaggi
Published: October 2018

Background:

As a product of electronic health, teledermatology is a cost-effective means of improving access to care, facilitating specialist consultations, and supporting patient self-management. Even so, use of traditional teledermatology services is limited by infrastructure and costs in the form of digital cameras, computers, and Internet access.

Methods:

Considering the significant improvement in smartphone camera resolution and the rapidly increasing number of physicians using smartphones, we explored the use of smartphones as reliable, effective clinical tools in store-and-forward teledermatology. We describe the technical specifications of modern smartphone cameras, the widespread use of smartphones by physicians, and the advantages of smartphones over traditional camera and Internet teledermatology, and we propose recommendations as to how mobile teledermatology may be more effectively used in modern dermatologic practice.
Contact Dermatitis Mimickers: A Tertiary Care Center's Experience
Authors: Velykoredko Yuliya , Houle Marie-Claude , Skotnicki Sandy
Published: October 2018

Background:

Contact dermatitis (CD) is very common but can be mimicked by numerous dermatologic conditions. Thus, a wide differential must be considered before a definitive diagnosis of CD is made to ensure the patient receives appropriate treatment and follow-up.

Objective:

To describe conditions that can present similarly to contact dermatitis.

Methods:

We retrospectively analyzed patients referred to the Occupational Disease Specialized Program at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto between 2009 and 2011 for CD investigations but with a final diagnosis other than CD.

Results:

We report cases of 2 feet-1 hand syndrome, Dermatitis Herpetiformis, Sézary syndrome and two cases of Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris misdiagnosed as CD and referred for patch testing at our busy tertiary care centre. Failing to recognize these mimickers of CD resulted in a significant delay in diagnosis for the patients and resulting initiation of necessary intervention.

Conclusions:

It is important to consider numerous mimickers before making a diagnosis of CD to ensure optimal outcome for patients.
The Role of O6-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase in a Long-Surviving Metastatic Melanoma
Authors: Gatti Alessandro , di Meo Nicola , Stinco Giuseppe , Malagoli Maria , Bonin Serena , Trevisan Giusto
Published: October 2018

Background:

Brain metastases commonly occur in patients with metastatic melanoma and are associated with a poor prognosis. Only a few chemotherapeutic agents have been shown to be potentially active. Resistance to chemotherapy is one of the main limitations to treatment. A key mechanism of resistance is O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT). The methylation of its promotor could inhibit the activity of this enzyme; consequently, it is very important to evaluate the methylation status of all available specimens.

Case Report:

We report the case of a long-surviving patient in whom combination treatment with an alkylating agent inhibiting MGMT, such as temozolomide, was useful in clinical control of the disease.
Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Canadian Patients with Psoriasis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors: Levesque Annie , Lachaine Jean , Bissonnette Robert
Published: October 2018

Background:

Studies have shown that psoriatic patients are at increased risk for myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke. There is a lack of data on MI risk in Canadian psoriatic patients.

Objective:

To compare MI risk in Canadian psoriatic patients to that in control patients.

Methods:

This was a retrospective cohort study using Quebec's health insurance database (2005–2010) comparing MI risk in psoriatic patients to that in matched controls. Severe psoriasis was defined as any diagnosed psoriatic patient who used phototherapy or oral or injectable psoriasis treatments. Adjustments were made for several MI risk factors.

Results:

There were 31,421 patients in the psoriasis population, of which 5,159 had severe psoriasis. The unadjusted MI incidence rate per 1,000 person-years was 4.88 (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 4.50–5.20), 5.58 (95% CI 5.10–6.10), and 5.32 (95% CI 4.40–6.40) for the control and mild and severe psoriasis groups, respectively. After adjustments, the hazard ratio of MI was significantly higher for psoriatic patients than for controls (1.17; 95% CI 1.04–1.31). The hazard ratio was also significantly higher than for controls in the mild psoriasis group (1.18; 95% CI 1.05–1.33) but not in the severe psoriasis group (1.16; 95% CI 0.94–1.42).

Conclusion:

The relative MI risk is higher for Canadian psoriatic patients than for controls.
Measure of Atopic Dermatitis Disease Severity Using Actigraphy
Authors: Sandoval Laura F. , Huang Karen , O'Neill Jenna L. , Gustafson Cheryl J. , Hix Emily , Harrison Jessica , Clark Adele , Buxton Orfeu M. , Feldman Steven R.
Published: October 2018

Background:

Analyzing adherence to treatment and outcomes in atopic dermatitis is limited by methods to assess continual disease severity. Atopic dermatitis significantly impacts sleep quality, and monitoring sleep through actigraphy may capture disease burden.

Purpose:

To assess if actigraphy monitors provide continuous measures of atopic dermatitis disease severity and to preliminarily evaluate the impact of a short-course, high-potency topical corticosteroid regimen on sleep quality.

Methods:

Ten patients with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis applied topical fluocinonide 0.1% cream twice daily for 5 days. Sleep data were captured over 14 days using wrist actigraphy monitors. Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) and secondary measures of disease severity were recorded. Changes in quantity of in-bed time sleep were estimated with random effects models.

Results:

The mean daily in-bed time, total sleep time, and wake after sleep onset (WASO) were 543.7 minutes (SEM 9.4), 466.0 minutes (SEM 7.7), and 75.0 minutes (SEM 3.4), respectively. WASO, a marker of disrupted sleep, correlated with baseline (ρ = .75) and end of treatment IGA (ρ = .70). Most patients did not have marked changes in sleep. IGA scores declined by a median change of 1 point at days 7 ( p = .02) and 14 ( p = .008).

Conclusions:

Using actigraphy, atopic dermatitis disease severity positively correlated with sleep disturbances. Actigraphy monitors were well tolerated by this cohort of atopic dermatitis subjects.
Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans in Pediatric Patients
Authors: Posso-De Los Rios Claudia J. , Lara-Corrales Irene , Ho Nhung
Published: October 2018

Background:

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is an uncommon soft tissue tumor. In children, there are acquired and congenital presentations. Due to clinical similarities with other conditions, diagnosis may be delayed.

Objective:

To review the clinical characteristics and treatment of DFSP in pediatric patients.

Methods:

A retrospective chart review was performed from January 2002 to September 2012. Inclusion criteria were patients under 18 years of age with a histopathologic diagnosis of DFSP. Data on demographics, clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes were collected.

Results:

Information was gathered from 17 patients; 9 (53%) were female. Congenital lesions were reported in 7 patients. The mean delay of diagnosis was 5.7 years; the most common anatomic location was the trunk in 8 of 17 (47%) cases. Treatment options included wide local surgery, Mohs surgery, and imatinib mesylate.

Conclusion:

A detailed medical history and identification of the natural course of common conditions seen in pediatric patients are important to identify less common lesions and to suspect DFSP.
Skin Conditions in Community-Living Older Adults
Authors: Guerra Samantha Gontijo , Vasiliadis Helen-Maria , Préville Michel , Berbiche Djamal
Published: October 2018

Background:

There are considerable gaps in the knowledge of the global epidemiology of skin conditions in the geriatric population.

Objective:

This study attempted to (1) determine the frequency of skin conditions, (2) evaluate the agreement between two different data sources of information (self-report versus administrative), and (3) document medical care service use for skin conditions in a representative sample of community-dwelling older adults.

Methods:

A secondary analysis using data from a longitudinal population-based health survey conducted in Quebec (2005–2008) within a sample of 2,811 community-dwelling older adults.

Results:

Our results highlighted a high prevalence rate of self-reported (13%) and diagnosed skin conditions (21%). Agreement between data sources was low (kappa < 0.20). Most dermatologic-related medical visits were made to dermatologists (almost 60%).

Conclusion:

The epidemiology of skin conditions in the geriatric population is an underresearched field, despite its important prevalence and relevance as a source of information for assessing the health care needs of older adults.
Effects of oxide layer on adhesion and durability of titanium and transparent polyamide joint by laser joining
Authors: Chanthapan Sinthu , Wattanapornphan Paiboon , Phongphisutthinan Chakkrist , Kawahito Yousuke , Suga Tetsuo
Published: October 2018

A joint of titanium and transparent polyamide with desirable strength was achieved by laser joining. A maximum load capacity of 3400 N was obtained from a lap joining area of 25 × 25 mm2 at a laser power of 350 W and a travel speed of 4 mm/s. The effects of surface oxide layers with different thicknesses and stability were investigated. A joint with a thick oxide layer exhibited lower load capacity due to excessive thermal degradation of polyamide caused by heat buildup inside the thick thermal insulating oxide layer. With UV exposure, more pronounced reduction in joint strength was observed in the joint with the thick oxide layer. Cracking of the oxide layers was responsible for lower strength and expected to be a result of stress from polyamide contraction combining with internal stress of the oxide layer.
Complex beam profiles for laser annealing of thin-film CdTe photovoltaics
Authors: Goffin Nicholas , Tyrer John , Woolley Elliot
Published: October 2018

Within the family of thin-film photovoltaics (PV), cadmium telluride has the fastest growing market share due to its high efficiencies and low cost. However, as with other PV technologies, the energy required to manufacture the panels is excessive, encompassing high environmental impact and manufacturing energy payback times of the order of 2–3 years. As part of the manufacturing process, the panels are annealed at temperatures of approximately 400 °C for 30 min, which is inherently inefficient. Laser heating has previously been investigated as an alternative process for thin-film annealing, due to its advantages with regard to its ability to localize heat treatment, anneal selectively, and its short processing time. In this investigation, results focusing on improvements to the laser-based annealing process, designed to mitigate panel damage by excessive thermal gradients, are presented. Simulations of various laser beam profiles are created in comsol and used to demonstrate the benefit of laser beam shaping for thin-film annealing processes. An enabling technology for this, the holographic optical element, is then used to experimentally demonstrate the redistribution of laser beam energy into an optimal profile for annealing, eliminating thermal concentrations.
Dewan Perwakilan Daerah Republik Indonesia dalam Perspektif Teori Bicameralisme
Authors: Andriyan Dody Nur
Published: October 2018

After the amended of Indonesian Constitution1945, there is controversy about the position and function of the DPD as representative institution. This article examines the theoretical concepts and applications of bicameralism and unicameralism in many countries in the world and contextualizes them in Indonesia. There are five concepts of ius constituendum that can be explored in this article; First the DPD has the authority of legislation, supervision, and valuation; Second, the DPD has the authority to discuss and participate in deciding all the draft bills proposed by the DPR; Third, the DPD has initiative right to submit a draft bill, but is limited to certain regional affairs; Fourth, the structure and position of the MPR were substituted as a joint house for the DPR and DPD. Fifth, the MPR does not need its own General Secretariat. The MPR also does not require permanent leadership, because it can be held alternately by the leaders of the DPR and DPD.
Normas naturales y funciones biológicas
Authors: Saborido Cristian
Published: October 2018

RESUMENEn este trabajo abordo el problema de la fundamentación teórica de la noción de normatividad natural desde una perspectiva naturalista. Presento el debate actual sobre las funciones biológicas en filosofía de la biología, en el cual pueden encontrarse algunos intentos de fundamentar las normas naturales a través del concepto de función biológica. Sostengo que el enfoque predominante etiológico-evolutivo no es capaz justificar la adscripción de normas naturales en los sistemas biológicos y propongo que la nueva perspectiva organizacional está en la mejor posición para ofrecer un tratamiento naturalista de la teleología biológica y de la normatividad natural.PALABRAS CLAVENORMATIVIDAD, FUNCIÓN, NATURALISMO, TELEOLOGÍA, MALFUNCIÓN, ORGANIZACIÓNABSTRACTIn this paper I consider the problem of the theoretical grounding of the notion of natural normativity for the naturalistic perspective. I present the current debate on biological functions in philosophy of biology in which there are some attempts to ground natural norms through the notion of biological function. I argue that the mainstream account, i.e. the evolutive-etiological approach, is not able to ground the ascription of natural norms in biological systems and I defend that the new organizational approach is in the best position to offer an adequate naturalistic account for biological teleology and natural normativity.KEYWORDSNORMATIVITY, FUNCTION, NATURALISM, TELEOLOGYGY, MALFUNCTION, ORGANIZATION
Confianza y cooperación. Una perspectiva evolutiva
Authors: Acedo Cristina , Gomila Antoni
Published: October 2018

RESUMENEn esta contribución pretendemos reivindicar la necesidad de tener en cuenta las relaciones de confianza a la hora de tratar de entender la evolución de la cooperación. En este artículo, tras motivar el interés de tener en cuenta el papel de la confianza en la evolución de la cooperación, revisamos el concepto de confianza, como una actitud compleja que presupone vinculación afectiva y expectativas normativas, y proponemos una tipología que permite ordenar su variedad. Sostenemos que la complejidad de la cooperación humana tiene que ver con la manera en que los homínidos desarrollaron el andamiaje psicológico que hizo posible la confianza, y tratamos de proponer un escenario de su origen.PALABRAS CLAVECONFIANZA, COOPERACIÓN, EVOLUCIÓN SOCIALABSTRACTIn this paper we contend that trust has to be taken into account to explain the evolution of human cooperation. After showing that current models within evolutionary game theory overlook the role of trust, we offer our understanding of this concept, as a complex attitude that involves affective filiations and normative expectations, and put forward a typology of kinds of trust. We argue that the complexity of human cooperation was made possible in the psychological scaffolding that characterizes hominid evolution and made trust relationships possible. We also advance an hypothesis about the origin of trust.KEYWORDSTRUST, COOPERATION, SOCIAL EVOLUTION
Cultura, adaptación y ciencias sociales: una aproximación naturalista
Authors: Castro Laureano , Castro Luis , Castro Miguel Á. , Toro Miguel Á.
Published: October 2018

RESUMENEn la primera parte de este artículo defendemos que la evolución de la cultura en nuestra especie es consecuencia de una naturaleza humana esencialmente valorativa, la naturaleza de Homo suadens. La propuesta considera que nuestros antepasados homínidos dotados de la capacidad de aprobar y reprobar la conducta ajena desarrollaron un sistema de transmisión cultural assessor entre padres e hijos, el cual transformó el aprendizaje social en un sistema de herencia acumulativo. En la segunda parte, defendemos, desde nuestra condición de Homo suadens, la necesidad de reconceptualizar algunos de los problemas presentes en el núcleo teórico de las ciencias sociales.PALABRAS CLAVEAPRENDIZAJE SOCIAL, EVOLUCIÓN CULTURAL, TRANSMISIÓN ASSESSOR, HOMO SUADENSABSTRACTIn this paper, first we argue that the evolution of culture in our species is the result of an essentially evaluative human nature, the nature of Homo suadens. The proposal considers that our hominid ancestors endowed with the ability to approve or disapprove of the conduct of others developed a system of assessor cultural transmission between parents and children, who transformed social learning into a cumulative inheritance system. Second, we defend, from our Homo suadens condition, the need to reconceptualise some of the problems lying at the theoretical core of social sciences.KEY WORDSSOCIAL LEARNING, CULTURAL EVOLUTION, ASSESSOR TRANSMISSION, HOMO SUADENS
Preferencias sociales y egoísmo racional
Authors: Rosas Alejandro
Published: October 2018

RESUMENLos economistas experimentales han demostrado que algunos humanos cooperan con base en preferencias sociales, pero el modelo de agente racional conocido como Homo oeconomicus no incluye preferencias sociales como causas de la conducta cooperativa. ¿Qué implica su existencia para el egoísmo racional defendido en los modelos microeconómicos dominantes y en la teoría de juegos? Se describen tres posibles respuestas: 1) preferencias sociales como mecanismos redundantes de reserva; 2) preferencias sociales para remediar la racionalidad imperfecta y 3) preferencias sociales como motor primario de la cooperación, porque el egoísmo racional no recomienda cooperar en dilemas de prisionero iterado con información imperfecta. Defiendo la tercera opción: agentes que carecen de preferencias sociales ven el engaño y la coerción como opciones racionales.PALABRAS CLAVECOOPERACIÓN, DILEMA DE PRISIONEROS, EGOÍSMO RACIONAL, EXPLICACIÓN Y JUSTIFICACIÓNABSTRACTExperimental economics provides evidence that social preferences drive human cooperation in the lab, but the dominant microeconomic model of a rational agent, Homo oeconomicus, denies such preferences. Assuming the evidence is cogent, what follows for the claim that humans cooperate on the basis of rational egoism? I describe three possible answers: 1) social preferences are backup mechanisms for rational egoism; 2) social preferences are required to remedy for imperfect rationality; and 3) social preferences are the primary motives for cooperation, because rational egoism does not recommend cooperation in the iterated prisoner’s dilemma with imperfect or private information. I argue for option 3): rational egoists without social preferences see deception and coercion as rational options.KEYWORDS:COOPERATION, PRISONER’S DILEMMA, RATIONAL EGOISM, EXPLANATION AND JUSTIFICATION
La era de la imagen electrónica
Authors: Brea José L.
Published: October 2018

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Copias, postproducciones y otras estéticas del guardar-como
Authors: Hernández Domingo
Published: October 2018

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En el mundo de Truman. Génesis del estado de hiperrealidad
Authors: Puelles Luis
Published: October 2018

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¿Protegernos de la injusticia? Filosofía y retórica en la búsqueda platónica de una nueva paideia
Authors: Panea José M.
Published: October 2018

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Las muletas morales del ciudadano en la democracia
Authors: Garzón Ernesto
Published: October 2018

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Derechos humanos, multiculturalismo e igualdad de género: una cuestión europea
Authors: Postigo Marta , Rosales José M.
Published: October 2018

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Del moralismo que necesitamos y algunas de sus incomodidades
Authors: Seoane Julio
Published: October 2018

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Presentación
Authors: García González Juan A.
Published: October 2018

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Metafísica y racionalidad científico-técnica
Authors: Agazzi Evandro
Published: October 2018

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Actualidad de la metafísica clásica
Authors: Martí Andrés Gabriel
Published: October 2018

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Problemas de la metafísica en el pensamiento contemporáneo
Authors: Martí Andrés Gabriel
Published: October 2018

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Responsabilidad semántica y naturalismo
Authors: Toribio Mateas Josefa
Published: October 2018

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Ventajas epistémicas de la cognición socialmente distribuida
Authors: Estany Anna
Published: October 2018

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Identidad social y democracia
Authors: Molina Esteban
Published: October 2018

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Feminismo como crítica
Authors: López de la Vieja María T.
Published: October 2018

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La organización de la convivencia de los nacionalismos en la vida europea
Authors: De Blas Guerrero Andrés
Published: October 2018

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Nacionalismo y terrorismo
Authors: Maestre Agapito
Published: October 2018

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Universalismo ético y derechos humanos
Authors: Etxeberria Xabier
Published: October 2018

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Reconocimiento: perfiles ético-políticos de una categoría en proceso de redefinición
Authors: Guerra Palmero María J.
Published: October 2018

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El resplandor del surrealismo y las utopías estéticas del siglo XX
Authors: Álvarez Lluis
Published: October 2018

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Artesanía cósmica
Authors: Ivars Joaquín
Published: October 2018

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Hacia una hermenéutica analógico-icónica
Authors: Beuchot Mauricio
Published: October 2018

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Escepticismo, falibilismo y verosimilitud
Authors: Niiniluoto Ilkka
Published: October 2018

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"Verdad" y "prueba" ante el problema del progreso matemático
Authors: González Wenceslao J.
Published: October 2018

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La pardoja pasividad-espontaneidad en la filosofía de Merleau-Ponty
Authors: Ralón de Walton Graciela
Published: October 2018

RESUMENEl trabajo intentan mostrar en primer lugar que la pasividad no yace inerte en el fondo de nuestra conciencia, sino que es un fenómeno constituido, del que nuestra corporalidad y temporalidad dan testimonio. En un segundo momento, se analiza la paradoja de la consideración solidaria de las nociones de pasividad y actividad a la luz del "enigma de lo sensible", de un Ser "a distancia" que no puede ser considerado mediante las representaciones del pensamiento objetivo. Finalmente, se muestra cómo la noción de expresión revela que la paradoja se hace presente tanto en el nivel de nuestros comportamientos como en el nivel del lenguaje.PALABRAS CLAVEMERLEAU-PONTY-SER SENSIBLE-EXPRESIÓNABSTRACTThe article attempts to show that passivity does not lie inert in the depth of our consciosness but rather is a constitutive phenomenon to wich our corporality and temporality bear witness. Secondly, the paradox of the joint consideration of the notions os passivity and activity is examined in the light of the "enigma of the sensible", of a Being "at distance", which cannot of expression discloses that the paradox is present both in the level of our behavior and in the level of language.KEYWORDSMERLEAU-PONTY-SENSIBLE BEING-EXPRESSION
Le rationalisme cartésian et le droit
Authors: Trigeaud Jean-Marc
Published: October 2018

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Lógica formal, lógica de contenidos y tiempo en Hegel
Authors: Falgueras Salinas Ignacio
Published: October 2018

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La obscenidad del Sujeto hegeliano. La «noche del mundo» y la experiencia de la pulsión de muerte
Authors: López-Espinosa Luis Felip
Published: October 2018

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«Algunas raíces filosóficas del nazismo» de Aron Gurwitsch
Authors: Pintos Peñaranda M. Luz
Published: October 2018

Introducción, traducción y notas de Mari Luz Pintos PeñarandaUniversidad de Santiago de Compostela(Traducción realizada en colaboración con Evaristo Quintáns Hermida)
El controvertido papel del requisito de la autoconciencia en la evaluación moral del daño de la muerte
Authors: Campos Serena Olga
Published: October 2018

Resumen¿Podemos afirmar que una muerte indolora supone un daño para el individuo que muere? En este artículo se analiza el criterio más utilizado para responder afirmativamente a la pregunta. Un criterio que insiste en la necesidad de tener un interés por seguir viviendo. En el artículo pregunto si la autoconciencia requerida para la presencia del citado interés puede ser realmente condición necesaria en un análisis adecuado del daño de la muerte.Palabras claveMuerte, animales no humanos, autoconciencia,análisis privacionistaAbstractCan we say that a painless death harms the individual who dies? This paper examines the criterion more frequently used to respond affirmatively to this question. It’s an approach that emphasizesthe need to have an interest in staying alive. Here I ask if the self-awarenessrequired for the presence of such interest may actually be a necessary condition in a proper analysis of the harm of death.KeywordsDeath, non human animals, self-awareness, deprivationist analys
Ideología y escepticismo en George Santayana
Authors: Ramón Román Alcalá Rafael Cejudo Córdoba y
Published: October 2018

ResumenDado que George Santayana mostró simpatía hacia regímenes no democráticos y hay una faceta escéptica en su filosofía, una cuestión ambigua es la de su auténtica ideología política. Para responderla hay que abordar la sugerente teoría crítica de las ideologías que esbozó en su Dominations and Powers, y tener en cuenta su concepción de la filosofía política. Como resultado relativizamos su simpatía hacia regímenes no democráticos, pero al mismo tiempo señalamos las debilidades de su posición política personal así como las ventajas y límites de su doctrina de las ideologías.Palabras claveFilosofía política, liberalismo, poder, virtud políticaAbstractAs George Santayana showed sympathy to non-democratic regimes and there is a skeptical side in his philosophy, the question of which was his real political ideology becomes elusive. To answer it we should turn to the suggestive critical theory of ideologies he outlined in his Dominations and Powers, and take into account his conception of political philosophy. As a result, we attenuate his sympathy to non-democratic regimes but we also point out the flaws of his personal political position as well as the pros and cons of his doctrine of ideologies.KeywordsPolitical philosophy, liberalism, power, political virtue.
Aristóteles y la melancolía. En torno a Problemata XXX,1
Authors: Peretó Rivas Rubén
Published: October 2018

RESUMENLa melancolía no era desconocida en el mundo clásico. Al contrario, era un ámbito en el que los hombres melancólicos abundaban. Aristóteles, en el texto de Problemas XXX, 1, introduce una precisión acerca de este tema. Dice: Todos los hombres excepcionales son melancólicos. Esta condición obedece, según el Estagirita, a causa físicas –un exceso de bilis negra- y, por tanto, todos aquellos que tengan este exceso participarán también de la excepcionalidad que está reservada a los grandes personajes. Se trata de una afirmación extraña si tenemos en cuenta otros pasajes aristotélicos y que ha provocado interpretaciones diversas y abundantes comentarios. En este trabajo propongo analizar la cuestión de la melancolía en ese texto aristotélico a partir, en primer lugar, de la ubicación del problema en el mundo clásico, avanzando luego hacia una definición de melancolía según el espíritu del Estagirita y su ubicación dentro del corpus doctrinal para finalizar con una conclusión que propone una interpretación base en algunos conceptos de matriz medieval.PALABRAS CLAVEMelancolía - Genialidad - Aristóteles - Tomás de AquinoABSTRACTMelancholy was not unknown in the classic era. On the contrary, that was a time in which melancholic men were many. Aristotle, in the Problems XXX, 1, introduces a precision about this topic. He says: All the exceptional men are melancholic. This condition obeys, according to the Estageira-born, to physical causes – an excess of black bile - and, therefore, all those who have this excess will take part also of the exceptional nature that is reserved to the eminent figures. That is a strange statement if we bear in mind other Aristotelic passages, and it has raised a wide range of interpretations as well as numerous comments. In this work I analyze the question of melancholy in this text, beginning with the contextualization of the problem in the classic world, advancing then towards a definition of melancholy according to the spirit of the Estageira-born and its place inside his doctrinal corpus, finishing with a conclusion that proposes a basic interpretation in some concepts of medieval inspiration.KEYWORDSMelancholy, genius, Aristotle, Thomas Aqu
In memoriam. Leonardo Polo Barrena (1926-2013)
Authors: Falgueras Salinas Ignacio
Published: October 2018

RESUMENNota necrológica sobre el filósofo español Leonardo Polo Barrena.PALABRAS CLAVELEONARDO POLO BARRENAABSTRACTObituary of the Spanish philosopher Leonardo Polo Barrena.KEYWORDSLEONARDO POLO BARRENA
La imposibilidad de (no) creer
Authors: Atencia Páez José M.
Published: October 2018

RESUMENEste trabajo describe y analiza el libro de Roberto Augusto En defensa del ateísmo, publicado en 2012 por la editorial Laetoli de Pamplona (Colección «Libros abiertos»). La lectura de este libro, de indiscutible valor intelectual y claridad expositiva, induce de modo difícil de evitar a una reflexión personal. Más allá de una defensa del ateísmo, y de un alegato contra la religión (casi en exclusiva, la cristiana), razonado y razonable, el libro lleva al lector al planteamiento de la pregunta por la más grave de todas las cuestiones filosóficas, la «costa de la metafísica», y ello desde una perspectiva personal. Es lo que he tratado de plasmar en mis reflexiones, que no suponen tanto una crítica de la obra cuanto un intento de prolongar su meditación.PALABRAS CLAVEATEÍSMO, FILOSOFÍA DE LA RELIGIÓN, CREENCIA, ROBERTO AUGUSTOABSTRACTThis note describes and analyzes the book by Roberto Augusto En defensa del ateísmo (Laetoli: Pamplona, 2012). The reading of this undoubtedly clear and valuable book results in a hardly avoidable personal reflexion. Besides offering a defence of atheism and a reasonable and wellreasoned denounce of religion (although almost exclusively focused on the Christianity), the book leads the reader to the most fundamental philosophical questions, and this from a personal perspective. These reflexions are not as much a criticism of the theses of the book as an attempt to prolong the discussion.KEYWORDSATHEISM, PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION, BELIEF, ROBERTO AUGUSTO
Nanoética, un nuevo campo para viejos problemas del riesgo tecnológico
Authors: Linares Salgado Jorge E.
Published: October 2018

RESUMENLas nanotecnologías constituyen actualmente elsector másinnovador y desafiante en el desarrollo tecnocientífico-industrial. Dado que nuestrastecnociencias no son capaces de crearsistemas que sean tanto o más consistentes, más estables y autosustentables que los sistemas naturales, son necesarias e indispensables la supervisión y la regulación prudencial y precautoria de sus efectos y consecuencias, esperadas e inesperadas, mediante un debate público con amplia participación democrática. La nanoética es una forma de poner en acción una racionalidad colectiva prudencial que, en vistas del alcance omniabarcador de las nanotecnologías, tiene que ser construida a partir de principios éticos de alcance global y debe tener un carácter prospectivo.PALABRAS CLAVENANOTECNOLOGÍA, REGULACIÓN, RIESGO TECNOLÓGICO, NANOÉTICAABSTRACTNowadays nanotechnologies constitute the most innovative and challenging sector in technoscientific-industrial development. Our technosciences aren’t capable of generating equally or more consistent stable and self-sufficient systems than natural systems. Therefore, supervision together with reasonable and precautionary regulation of their effects and consequences -being these expected or unexpected-, in the form of public debate with ample democratic participation proves to be necessary. Nanoethics is a way of starting a reasonable collective rationality movement which, in view of the all-containing span of nanotechnologies, must be constructed from ethic principles that have a global reach and must as well have a prospective character.KEYWORDSNANOTECHNOLOGY, REGULATION, TECHNOLOGICAL RISK, NANOETHICS
La pertinencia actual de aspectos premodernos a consecuencia de las carencias de la modernidad
Authors: Mansilla Hugo C. F.
Published: October 2018

RESUMENLa eliminación de instituciones y concepciones premodernas es considerada generalmente como imprescindible y positiva para acelerar la evolución histórica y alcanzar el anhelado objetivo del progreso material. La tradicionalidad ha sido desde entonces vista como algo fundamentalmente negativo. El proceso de modernización engloba, sin embargo, factores destructivos, que recién ahora empiezan a ser percibidos de forma realista. Algunos elementos premodernos merecen una mejor suerte en la consciencia intelectual, como la religión en cuanto fuente de sentido y consuelo. Aun es posible rescatar las tradiciones razonables, y combinarlas con lo positivo de la modernidad. Esfuerzos sincretistas similares en otros campos constituyen gran parte de la historia universal.PALABRAS CLAVESELEMENTOS RESCATABLES, MODERNIDAD, ORDEN PREMODERNO, RELIGIÓN, TRADICIÓNABSTRACTThe elimination of premodern institutions and values has been generally considered as unavoidable and therefore as positive for the purposes of accelerating the historical evolution of any society. The traditional order has been supposed to be something basically negative. Modernization embraces, however, destructive factors, which now are increasingly perceived in a more realistic manner. Some premodern aspects deserve a better destiny in collective conscience. An example of that is religion as a source of sense and comfort. It is still possible to rescue some factors of premodern societies and to blend them with the positive aspects of modernity. Similar syncretizing efforts in other fields constitute a fair portion of the history of mankind.KEYWORDSMODERNITY, PREMODERN SOCIETY, PRESERVABLE ASPECTS, RELIGION, TRADITION
La comprensión del delirio a partir de la reformulación de los conceptos diferenciales de un sistema de creencias individual
Authors: Ariso José M.
Published: October 2018

RESUMENUna de las líneas de investigación más interesantes de la actual filosofía de la psiquiatría gira en torno a la posibilidad de entender el contenido de los delirios a través de la noción wittgensteiniana de «certeza objetiva». En este artículo se mantiene que el contenido de los delirios se podría entender más fácilmente considerando la existencia de sistemas de creencias individuales y reformulando los conceptos diferenciales de dichos sistemas.PALABRAS CLAVEDELIRIO, CERTEZA OBJETIVA, CERTEZA SUBJETIVA, GRAMÁTICA, JUEGO DE LENGUAJEABSTRACTOne of the most interesting research lines in recent philosophy of psychiatry deals with the possibility of understanding the content of delusions through Wittgenstein’s concept of «objective certainty». In this paper it is held that the content of delusions might be understood more easily by considering the existence of individual belief systems and reformulating the distinguishing concepts of such systems.KEYWORDSDELUSION, OBJECTIVE CERTAINTY, SUBJECTIVE CERTAINTY, GRAMMAR, LANGUAGE-GAME
El silencio de los órganos. Los desencuentros de la salud y la normalidad según G. Canguilhem y M. Foucault
Authors: García Esteban A.
Published: October 2018

Este trabajo se propone analizar y confrontar las perspectivas teóricas divergentes de G. Canguilhem y de M. Foucault en torno al estatus pistemológico de las ciencias modernas del cuerpo humano. Ambos filósofos investigaron factores extracientíficos determinantes en la constitución del objeto mismo de la fisiología: aquel cuerpo humano calificado como «normal» que la técnica médica adopta como ideal terapéutico. Sin embargo, Canguilhem apeló en sus análisis a fundamentos subjetivos y biológicos (tales como el padecimiento humano y la «normatividad vital»), mientras que su discípulo otorgó mayor relevancia a los factores políticos de normalización social.
Del vacío clásico al vacío cuántico
Authors: Alemañ Berenguer Rafael A.
Published: October 2018

El anuncio en julio de 2012 de los primeros indicios experimentales sobre la existencia del bosón de Higgs, reavivó el interés del secular debate sobre el significado de conceptos como el vacío y los campos físicos. La evolución de sus interpretaciones revela mutaciones profundas en el trasfondo filosófico de nuestra visión de la naturaleza. Especialmente por cuanto el controvertido papel de las rupturas de simetría se ha añadido a las discusiones sobre las teorías de unificación y la estructura fundamental de la materia.
Introducción
Authors: Rojas Alejandro
Published: October 2018

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El empirismo y la filosofía hoy
Authors: García Juan A.
Published: October 2018

RESUMENLa tesis es, más bien, que la discusión del empirismo, la solución de ese reto empirista que separa el pensar del ser, forma parte de la altura histórica de la filosofía en el momento presente, es una exigencia suya. Si la filosofía comenzó buscando la unidad del ser, ha proseguido resquebrajándola; en particular distinguiendo el ser creado del increado, y luego distinguiendo el ser natural del personal, las cosas de las personas. Estas distinciones afectan de una manera muy particular a las relaciones entre el ser y el pensar, y a su eventual unidad; éste es, por eso, el tema del empirismo, y de nuestro tiempo.PALABRAS CLAVESEMPIRISMO, SER, PENSARABSTRACTThe argument is that the discussion of empiricism is a requirement of philosophy at the present time, solving that challenge that separates thinking of being. If philosophy began seeking the unity of being, has continued dividing this unity; in particular distinguishing the uncreated and created being, and then distinguishing the natural and the personal being. These distinctions affect a particular the relationship between being and thinking, and his eventual drive way; it is, therefore, the issue of empiricism, and our time.KEY WORDSEMPIRICISM, BEING, THINK
El impacto de Heidegger y Gadamer en la hermenéutica trascendental de Apel
Authors: Scivoletto Gonzalo
Published: October 2018

RESUMENEl presente trabajo tiene por objetivo reconstruir sistemáticamente la “hermenéutica trascendental” de Karl-Otto Apel. En primer lugar, se describe el desarrollo de la interpretación apeliana de Heidegger, la cual consideramos que puede ser dividida en cuatro momentos. En segundo lugar, se explican los principales puntos de disenso de Apel con la hermenéutica filosófica de Gadamer. A lo largo del trabajo sugerimos, además, posibles caminos teóricos abiertos para la hermenéutica trascendental en tanto programa filosófico de investigación. ABSTRACTThis paper aims to systematically reconstruct "transcendental hermeneutics" of Karl-Otto Apel. Firstly, we describe the development of Heidegger's apelian interpretation, which we consider can be divided into four stages. Secondly, we explain the main points of disagreement of Apel with Gadamer’s philosophical hermeneutics. Throughout the work we suggest further possible theoretical opened paths to transcendental hermeneutics as philosophical research program.
Das Problem der Transzendentalen Zeitbestimmung im Rahmen von Kants Philosophie
Authors: Jiménez Rodríguez Alba
Published: October 2018

Resumen: El presente artículo constituye un estudio sobre el concepto de determinación trascendental temporal expuesto por Kant en el marco del esquematismo trascendental kantiano en KrV. Con este objeto, se exponen las razones de la preminencia de la definición de esquema como transzendentale Zeitbestimmung, frente a otras asociadas a la interpretación estática del esquematismo y, fundamentalmente, frente aquella donde se presenta como un proceso de subsunción o de aplicación de las categorías a las intuiciones puras, reconstruyendo a su vez el alcance de dicha noción a partir del análisis del estatuto de la determinación temporal en otras obras del corpus kantiano.  Abstract: In this paper, I focus on the concept of transcendental time-determination exposed by Kant in relation with the transcendental schematism in KrV. With this aim, I discuss why the definition of "schema" as transzendentale Zeitbestimmung is more relevant than other kinds of definitions: the one derived from a static interpretation of the schematism and the one where the schematism is understood as a process of subsumption or application of categories to pure intuitions. Finally, I reconstruct the role of the schema through an analysis of the time-determination as it is developed in the rest of Kant's corpus.
Pobreza y pasividad: una lectura blanchotiana de la naturaleza humana
Authors: Billi Noelia
Published: October 2018

RESUMEN En el marco de las concepciones compensatorias de la naturaleza humana, la negatividad asignada a lo humano se «dialectiza». A partir de dicha constatación, señalaremos las dificultades que ello implica en el abordaje de las cuestiones actuales en torno al hombre. Evidenciaremos la importancia de renovar la noción de «ausencia de naturaleza» que circula en cierta línea alemana de problematización de lo humano, de la cual la noción de «pobreza» postulada por Heidegger constituirá el exemplum. Valiéndome de la interpretación de la «pobreza» realizada por M. Blanchot, indicaré la posibilidad de leer la ausencia de naturaleza no en tanto pura negatividad sino como pasividad no dialectizable que afecta al hombre.PALABRAS CLAVE POBREZA, PASIVIDAD, BLANCHOT, HEIDEGGER, ESPOSITOABSTRACT Human negativity is “dialectized” within the framework of the compensatory conceptions of Human Nature. After analysing this point, we will call attention to the difficulties it implies when approaching the contemporary questions around the Human Being. We will demonstrate the importance of renewing the notion of ‘absence of nature’ that circulates in a certain German line of research on the human, of which the notion of ‘poverty’ postulated by Heidegger will constitute the exemplum. Making use of the interpretation of “poverty” made by M. Blanchot, we will indicate the possibility of reading the absence of nature not as pure negativity but as nondialectizable passivity that affects Man.KEYWORDS POVERTY, PASSIVITY, BLANCHOT, HEIDEGGER, ESPOSITO
Encuentros y desencuentros filosóficos y políticos entre Badiou y Rancière
Authors: Colella Leonardo
Published: October 2018

RESUMENEl objetivo de este artículo es contrastar las posturas filosóficas y políticas de Alain Badiou y Jacques Rancière, y aplicar los resultados de ese análisis al ámbito educativo. Para ello abordamos inicialmente las diferencias entre ambos autores respecto de sus teorías del sujeto, sus relaciones con Platón y sus propuestas ontológicas. A continuación consideramos, en primer lugar, una coincidencia acerca del carácter prescriptivo del concepto de «igualdad», y en segundo lugar, una divergencia respecto del «sujeto» y de las consecuencias disruptivas acontecidas a partir de la declaración igualitaria en la educación. PALABRAS CLAVESABER Y PODER –EDUCACIÓN POR VERDADES –IGUALDAD–SUJETO EDUCATIVO. ABSTRACTThe aim of this paper is to contrast the philosophical and political positions of Alain Badiou and Jacques Rancière, and apply the results of this review to education. For this, we initially regard the differences between the two authors about their theories of the subject, its relations with Plato and their ontological proposals. Next, we considered, firstly, a coincidence about the prescriptive concept of «equality», and secondly, a difference with respect to the «subject» and the disruptive consequences from the equalitarian statement in education. KEYWORDSKNOWLEDGE AND POWER –EDUCATION BY TRUTHS –EQUALITY–SUBJECT OF EDUCATION
Ortega, Spengler y el problema de la técnica
Authors: Atencia José María
Published: October 2018

RESUMEN:El presente trabajo intenta un acercamiento al enfoque sobre la técnica de dos grandes críticos de la cultura contemporánea. Spengler y Ortega lo fueron y sus meditaciones sobre el significado de la técnica no se detienen en la consideración sobre su importancia económica o su relevancia social sino que se adentran en el sentido y significación antropológica. Por nuestra parte tratamos de poner de manifiesto sus coincidencias, así como sus discrepancias: contemplando la técnica como una función esencial de la vida. Frente a la desconsolada concepción de Spengler, Ortega ofrece una visión “deportiva” de la existencia del hombre más optimista.PALABRAS CLAVE: TÉCNICA, VIDA, HOMBRE, CULTURA, ORTEGA, SPENGLERABSTRACT:This article analyzes the view of technology offered by two of the main critics of the contemporary culture: Spengler and Ortega. Their meditations on the meaning of technology are focused not only on its economic or social relevance, but also on its anthropological meaning. I expose their coincidences and their discrepancies when they see technology as a essential function of life. In contrast with Spengler’s disconsolate view, Ortega offers a more optimistic “sportive” conception of human being.KEYWORDS: TECHNOLOGY, LIFE, HUMAN BEING, CULTURE, ORTEGA, SPENGLER