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...her intangible psychological factors that contribute to the development of the [[human being]].

...a Marxist-Leninist or Marxist school that includes mainly the writings of the initial author, Engels, Lenin, and others. In N.H., this ideology is consid ...SSR, including some relevant points from the article “Marxism-Leninism” in the Dictionary of Scientific Communism published in Moscow in 1985.

...tion of the three pathways of sensation, imagination, and the memory. When the "[[I]]" perceives itself, it must also use these three pathways of sensatio ...t consider any phenomenon "conscious" which is not registered, or in which the operations of coordination do not participate.

...ilo and a growing list of other authors who form part of the expression of the “universal human nation” emerging in our world. ...planet, and the growing range of genres and works presented here reflects the vitality of this human current.

...versity, took LSD, and discovered that she did not know why she was alive. The English Department did not seem to know either, so she tried other routes, ...010 Her other publications include Soft Brushes with Death, Experiences on the Threshold, and Fish Scribbles.

...of Intent is a biography of [[Silo]], Mario Luis Rodriguez Cobo, "Sage of the Andes." ...ychology, philosophy, and other fields, and thousands regard him as one of the true spiritual guides of our time.

The Humanist Party is an organism that is part of the [[Humanist Movement]]. ...nist Party was created in mid 1984 by the Secretariat of Social Affairs of the Community for Human Development and its first International Congress was he

The Community (for human development) is an organism that is part of the [[Humanist Movement]]. ...evelopment) was created in mid 1980 as the social and cultural organism of the [[Humanist Movement]].

Convergence of Cultures (1) is an organism that is part of the [[Humanist Movement]]. ...l cultures, in their most creative moments, the humanist attitude pervades the social environment. In such periods, discrimination, wars and violence in g

a) The associative path of ''Similarity'' is operating when the mind searches for something that resembles or is similar to a given object. b) The associative pathway of ''Contiguity'' operates when the mind searches for what is peculiar to, or what is, was, or will be in conta

...inversions. The themes or images in an allegory may also be classified in the above categories.

...to interpret illusions from the point of view of operating on and breaking the illusions. In both general and concrete terms one uses these rules to compr

...dual mind (through stories, dreams, art, mysticism, pathology, etc.) or to the collective mind (in stories, art, folklore, myth, religion, etc.).

...not respect linear time or the usual structure of space characteristic of the vigilic level of consciousness.

...real situation in an allegorical way, one can then operate indirectly upon the real situation. ...g love, aggressive confrontation, etc.), and thus discharge tension within the [[psychism]].

...eriences]] recorded with pain are either forgotten completely or evoked by the [[consciousness]] with a considerable transformation of any associated cont

...by the varying activity of the external phenomena that arrive, but also by the [[consciousness]] which imposes a direction on what they perceive.

...which are distributed, translated, and transformed in ways that depend on the ambit in which they occur.

...e [[consciousness]] through the similarity, contiguity, and/or contrast of the objects (See [[Imagination]]).

* [[Humanize the Earth]] ...ess human existence from its most profound interiority to everyday life in the world.

...ism. The development presents the psychism as a function of life, develops the psychology of impulses, outlines techiques of of transformation and ends wi The book was traslated into: english, italian, german, portuguese, russian

Book by Silo. Related with the [[Community of Silo's Message|Communities of Silo's Message]]. ...nds, Well-Being, Marriage, Protection, Assistance, Death, and Recognition. The Path is a collection of reflections and suggestions.

Informal community around the [[Silo's Message]].

...ness]]; thus, in vigil there is a co‑presence of vigil. This gives rise to the different states (See [[Consciousness, Levels of]]; see [[Directed Attentio

a) the [[register]] of the [[sensation]], and ...We define behavior as all of one's structure that manifests and acts from the centers of response.

a) Self‑Enclosed Behavior occurs when the psychism negates or denies the objective, outside world, b) Altered Behavior occurs when the psychism negates the internal or psychological world, and

...ial and environmental factors as well as the nature and characteristics of the stimuli one receives will influence one's behavior. ...act at all times, even when one is no longer in the situation. In this way the roles form a real structure since they are related in a dynamic way, with s

...satisfy his needs oriented by [[register|registers]] of pain or pleasure. The non­satisfaction of a need generates pain which is registered as an increa ...ly or later on. One's response may instead be internal and not go out into the world, in which case it acts internally upon one's own body.

...set both by the possibilities of the [[psychism]] and the possibilities of the body.

...tradictions and in internal accord with oneself, of harmony in the work of the centers of response. ...point of view of growing adaptation, the more interesting behaviors allow the greatest number of options or possibilities of response; this in turn saves

For example, in the vegetative activities we recognize a) short cycles such as breathing, circu ...response]], the [[consciousness, Levels of |levels of consciousness]], and the [[behavior]] in general.

...practice one can develop different centers, parts, and subparts and change the basic human type.

...rsis and the transferential techniques together form the important part of the Self‑Liberation system known as [[Operative]].

...atharsis may occur spontaneously as a variation of the [[transference]] if the subject enters a cathartic situation and abandons his initial transferentia

...inutes to pinpoint themes he would have the greatest resistance in telling the guide. b) The subject relaxes externally.

...saying very little. No special conditions or preparation are required for the subject in this practice.

...d, an “objectifying” mode of relationship characterized by the negation of the intentionality and liberty of other human beings.

...g serfs and peasants, against the kind of devastation commonly produced in the warfare between fiefdoms. ...etc. In spite of these efforts, the a.m. was not able to prevent either of the two world wars.

...re, to arm; arma, arms. The body of military forces of a state, especially the land forces.) ...fense. However, national states utilize the a. not only for the defense of the country but also to attack and subjugate other countries and peoples, i.e.,

...the practice under matriarchy, kinship under this system is determined by the paternal line. ...e way to the iron age and the rise of writing and the State. Nevertheless, the structure of domination by men continues, with discrimination against women

...n, hell, etc.) as well as the existence of psychic entities independent of the body (angels, spirits, etc.). ...e participation of an intelligence, reason, or logos in the development of the Universe.

...manipulation and violence. 3) A form of dogmatism that considers authority the only or supreme source of wisdom or ethics. ..., and it points out a path and method of struggle for replacing a. through the democratization and modernization of society.

...or the illusion of a world that is accepted as “real” but is observed from the limited parameters determined by a particular historical perspective. Any s ...rspective began to change. However, this change in turn opened the way for the emergence of neo-irrationalist currents of thought.

...cumulates wealth and, consequently, the power to exploit the wage labor of the workers and employees. ...ols the multi-national corporations and multi-national banks, which divide the world into zones of influence.

...s, first and foremost their own, while acting as if they were attending to the social interests of all citizens. ...gal instruments. Bureaucrats identify civil society with the State or with the corporation for which they work.

...gy applies this term to the socioeconomic system whose motivating force is the accumulation of capital. ...nomic regime is part of a far more complex social structure that comprises the concrete historical sociocultural system of a given time.

...isans, etc.). In general, castes are divided into higher and lower levels. The position of each human being is determined by heredity, passed on from pare ...der to support their integration into society and to erase the remnants of the c. system.

...g with appropriate governmental and private organizations, and publicizing the needs and demands of such groups in order to inform national and internatio

...ys plays an important role, occupying a central space between movements of the “right” and “left”. Within any given party or movement there may ex

...iding human beings into “us” and “them,” and is a characteristic proper to the humanist personality.

...ovin, a sergeant in the First Empire’s Napoleonic army at the beginning of the nineteenth century. ...an anti-humanist ideology and practice that values nation and race above the human being, incites one group against another, and glorifies violence as a

...f external pressures. 2) System of political and social laws introduced by the Humanist Party in a number of countries (plebiscitary c., optional military

...ing of the twentieth century the ecclesiastical hierarchy preferred to use the term “Christian Socialism” or social-Christianity). ...of integral humanism (*Christian Humanism, have exerted great influence on the political concepts of C.D.

...e book On Being Human: Interpretations of Humanism from the Renaissance to the Present by Salvatore Puledda: ..., a faith, and a moral system able to answer to the most profound needs of the modern person.

...he disabled. c.w. is also disastrous ecologically because of the extent of the destruction it generates. ...o great loss of life. Frequently it is provoked by foreign intervention in the internal affairs of another country.

...ddle income, poor); by their different forms of interaction with power and the State (dominant classes and exploited classes). Classes are also differenti ...evaluating their social status, tending to overestimate it. Thus, many of the poor or working class consider themselves “middle class”.

...e Triple Entente of the First World War; the anti-Hitler alliance or c. of the Second World War). 2) Agreement for common action among parties and public ...ns, but can also have serious disadvantages if one power seeks to dominate the alliance.

...ban missile crisis in 1961; in the US interventions in Central America; in the Anglo-French intervention in Egypt in 1956, etc. ...ed States and accelerated the moral crisis of Western society, aggravating the world environmental crisis and provoking other global disasters.

...services in common and which seeks to transfer to the State the control of the distribution of wealth. ...y a cog in a collective machine, ultimately this will lead to the death of the civilization.

...materials provoked the resurgence of c. and the partition of Africa among the great European powers, especially England and France (*Neo-colonialism and

...Marx’s theory, [[socialism]] represents a stage that will be succeeded by the communist society. [[Marxism]] interpreted as [[Marxism-Leninism]] posits a

...ipulate the communications media and to censor and remove from circulation the writings, declarations, and documents of this movement ([[Centers for Human

...be held on the basis of who is responsible for its management, for making the decisions. ...ansformed. When the object of speculation is the national currency, we see the State itself making use of a fund that belongs to all citizens, so that spe

...who subordinate themselves to group pressure, adapting to the opinions of the majority. Inability to form a position of one’s own or to make independen ...State [[bureaucracy]] because, of course, c. reinforces its power, paving the way for manipulation.

...This coincidence of opinions regarding a problem of mutual interest allows the undertaking of common action. ...desire for mutual understanding, and a minimizing of contradictions among the parties.

...th, or the privileges it has conquered. Conservatives frequently act under the banner of defending law and order. Historically, conservatives and liberals ...ues and ideas and the classical conservative movement has disappeared from the political scene of most American and European states.

...ces the highest value not on the human being but on money, things, luxury, the satisfaction of whims, fashion, etc. ...’s true interests are immeasurably broader and higher than simple c., than the enslavement to things.

...an essential part of the social and political activity of N.H. C. includes the interchange of experience and taking personal initiative by co-participants ...these new times there is an ongoing revaluation of this model, adapted to the application of new technologies.

...or form of activity) as the basis of society, and the corporate regime as the ideal system. ...ion proper to democracies. In turn, ideological and political control over the corporations tended to turn them into instruments of totalitarian power.

.... It was, in effect, a position critical of the official [[chauvinism]] of the times. ...ercoming barriers and borders of any type between human beings, supporting the idea of a world that is simultaneously one and diverse.

...self. Criticism is the starting point for all innovation and forms part of the driving force for development and scientific-technical, artistic and social ...hem; helping to understand the essence of the crisis in the development of the personality and society.

...romises, distorting facts to reach sinister ends. Obviously, N.H. condemns the use of d. as a procedure of social mobilization.

...e bodies by popular vote, establishing public control of the management of the state. ...l participation of the citizenry in all decisions that concern the life of the community.

...oing series of d.e.s that cultural diversity can generate clearly enriches the present process of [[planetarization]].

...rson, group, State. As a rule, the weaker entity is in a relation of d. on the stronger. ...d colony, developed and developing State. D. is the result of violence and the domination of one by another.

...t of nature (the succession of day and night, seasons, the ebb and flow of the tides, etc.). ...also be found in the Middle Ages (the Mongol Empire) and in recent times (the empires of Stalin, Mao, and Hitler, who manifested significant despotic tra

...nvironment is correlated in a way that does not allow the new [[surpassing the old]].

...of supposed determinism, which seek to be consecrated by the [[science]]of the moment. For example, Geopolitics, [[Social Darwinism]] , and in large measu ...yers” which defines citizens solely in terms of their financial support of the State, etc.

...l the markets. This group is not homogeneous. In some instances, alongside the most advanced nations we find less developed ones, for example Greece. In 1960 the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development was founded with headq

...o accelerate their development both collectively and through dialogue with the “North”. ...nonaligned nations (1983) approved a declaration of collective support for the internal strengthening and progress of developing countries, as well as a p

...d violence and that practices terror, arbitrariness and direct violence as the principal method of state administration; power based on direct violence, u ...oligarchic regimes under the control of the nomenclatural (leadership) of the Communist Party, which held absolute power.

...tion of the value of every human being as a personality for itself and for the society to which it belongs; 2) Honorary position, employment and situation ...and society, and allows the latter to recognize in practice the rights of the human personality and formulate requirements from it.

(Gk. diploma, document). The science and art of inter-state relations; diplomatic corps and career; syst ...the entire range of methods and procedures of interstate negotiations for the purpose of reaching bilateral or multilateral commitments and agreements am

...riving or curtailing of rights and privileges. One form of political d. is the restriction of a person’s or group’s right to vote or to be elected to ...claim for themselves. Such a procedure is correlated with an objectifying “look” (a sensibility or an ideology) vis à vis human reality.

...m. The struggle against d. facilitates the free development of science and the spread of knowledge concerning nature and society. ...piritual and social progress, ultimately leading to the objectification of the culture, to its isolation and [[destructing]].

...an e. In general terms, e. is concerned with the adaptation of species and the environmental factors affecting them (soil, climate, other species, etc.). ...stems. The study of ecosystems is based on systems theory and cybernetics. The ecosystem includes a body of biotic (species) and abiotic elements which ar

...We also speak of rudimentary, underground, and prosperous e., according to the interpretative framework used to measure productivity. ...ons. The central ideas of the project of humanizing the e. are outlined in the “Statement of New Humanism” ([[Humanist Statement]]).

...ary, intermediate, technical school, university, adult and special e. (for the deaf, blind, etc.), distance e., self study and other branches. There are d ...’s ideology, culture, morality and orientation toward life and work, e. is the most important and traditional source of socialization.

...tes wins the election. Elections can be general, or limited to one part of the electorate; by secret ballot or open election, or by acclamation; direct or ...speak of liberty in a particular situation rather than in abstract terms. The act of eluding or postponing an e. is also an e.

...zations, and the election of their officials and functionaries, as well as the monitoring of their activities. ...thods for the scrutiny of the ballots and for the distribution of seats in the parliament (in both majority and proportional systems).

The most select, distinguished layer of informal leaders that stand out in each

In social relations this is a question of achieving the e. of oppressed groups or social strata (servants, slaves, women, homosexua ...forms. The principal objective of the activities of N.H. is the search for the full range of possibilities for eliminating all factors of oppression so th

...remises. E.H. is the clearest, most commonplace example of the exercise of the humanist attitude (*).

...remises. E.H. is the clearest, most commonplace example of the exercise of the humanist [[attitude]].

...Locke, Isaac Newton, Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, and other thinkers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. ...ing qualitatively both the human being and all of society, contributing to the humanization of life.

...e through a maximum decentralization of the centers of decision-making and the application of measures for [[self-governance]] that allow each person to f

...Principle that recognizes in all citizens the capacity or possibility for the same rights. ...nctions, social roles, etc. This [[alienation]] of the human being creates the illusion of universal e.

...den transformations, especially artificial interventions, in the course of the natural process. ...idea of e., but also, for example, in the field of the social sciences, in the idea of [[revolution]], which implies a rupture or discontinuity in an evol

...he meaning and contradictions of human life. From the point of view of e., the individual is not a mechanical part of a single totality (generation, class ...e spirit of pessimism and even despair characterizes all the tendencies of the existentialist movement.

...slightly modified version of the lecture he had given on the same topic at the Club Maintenant in Paris. Sartre presented and defended the thesis that existentialism is a humanism as follows: