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23 September 2017
- 04:5504:55, 23 September 2017 diff hist +1,045 N Universal Humanism Created page with "Also called New Humanism (*). Characterized by an emphasis on the humanist attitude (*). The humanist attitude is not a philosophy but a point of view, a sensibility and a way..." current
- 04:5304:53, 23 September 2017 diff hist +1,597 N Unionism Created page with "(From L. unio). Association formed to defend the professional and economic interests common to its members. System of organization of salaried workers based on unions. U. was..." current
- 04:4904:49, 23 September 2017 diff hist +2,368 N Unemployment Created page with "(From L. implicare, to enfold, engage). Lack of work, involuntary idleness. A social phenomenon provoked by natural or social disasters and present in virtually all societies..." current
22 September 2017
- 08:1608:16, 22 September 2017 diff hist +942 N Tyranny Created page with "(From L. tyrannum). Government exercised by a tyrant, whether an individual or a reduced group, who obtain absolute power through violence and against established law. Tyrants..." current
- 08:1408:14, 22 September 2017 diff hist +1,687 N Totalitarism Created page with "(from L. totalis, the whole, all). 1) Ideology that seeks to subordinate the human being to the complete and total domination of the omnipotent State, through sociol-psycholog..." current
- 08:1208:12, 22 September 2017 diff hist +1,150 N Tolstoyism Created page with "Ideological current of the disciples of Russian writer and thinker Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910), that propounded the ideas of non-violence, love for the human being, the overcomi..." current
- 08:0808:08, 22 September 2017 diff hist +1,574 N Tolerance Created page with "(From tolerate: L. tolerare). Moral quality that expresses an attentive and respectful attitude on the part of a person, group, institution, or society with respect to the int..." current
- 08:0508:05, 22 September 2017 diff hist +1,344 N Time Created page with "(From L. tempus). One of the most general concepts that characterize the universe. In different cultures t. is conceived of and measured in different ways. In ancient times th..." current
- 08:0408:04, 22 September 2017 diff hist +1,396 N Thesis Created page with "Doctrinal proposals of the Humanist Party, approved in the first Humanist International (*). Thesis Four, which is especially descriptive of the political vision of the party,..." current
- 08:0208:02, 22 September 2017 diff hist +291 N Theocentric Humanism Created page with "A position characterized by its similarity with certain proposals of other humanism, but always starting from the idea of the divinity. Christian Humanism (*) is one case of t..." current
- 07:5407:54, 22 September 2017 diff hist +232 N The most important theme Created page with "An expression in N.H. alluding to one’s personal emplacement and approach to life. This theme consists in knowing whether and in what conditions one wants to live (*personal..." current
- 07:5007:50, 22 September 2017 diff hist +1,737 N Technology Created page with "(Gr. techne, art, craft, skill also Gr. teckne: a set of rules, system or method of making or doing). Science (*) should not be confused with the body of practical application..." current
21 September 2017
- 08:2708:27, 21 September 2017 diff hist +2,646 N Suffering Created page with "In N.H., the problems of pain and s. are of the greatest importance. A distinction is made between pain (as a psycho-physical response to bodily injury, whether it comes from..." current
- 08:2108:21, 21 September 2017 diff hist +1,302 N Style of life Created page with "(From L. stilum, from Gr. stylos, stick). Historical ensemble of communicational features of and system of images and methods of artistic creation of a personality or group of..." current
- 08:1908:19, 21 September 2017 diff hist +2,009 N Structure Created page with "This term can be defined in both a broad and a narrow sense. A series of random numbers is still a “series” or, more broadly defined, a s. Only something definitively amor..." current
- 08:1708:17, 21 September 2017 diff hist +2,987 N Structuralism Created page with "Philosophical current that arose in the decade of the 1960s, especially in France. It is a “way of thinking” that unites very different authors, who express themselves in..." current
- 08:0708:07, 21 September 2017 diff hist +133 N Statement of new Humanism Created page with "Also called Statement of the Humanist Movement or Humanist Statement (*Humanist Statement). category: Dictionary of New Humanism" current
- 08:0008:00, 21 September 2017 diff hist +2,814 N State Created page with "(From L. statum). Basic instrument of political power. Its principle characteristics are: 1) a monopoly on violence, which is delegated to various armed organizations; 2) the..." current
- 07:5807:58, 21 September 2017 diff hist +1,496 N Space Created page with "(From L. spatium). Container of all coexisting perceptible objects; the part of this container occupied by each object; extent of a site, terrain, or place. One of the most ge..." current
- 07:5707:57, 21 September 2017 diff hist +1,255 N Solidarity Created page with "(From L. solidus, solid). A comprehension or awareness of the community of feelings, interests and ideals, or common objectives among people and their corresponding actions. I..." current
- 07:5607:56, 21 September 2017 diff hist +893 N Society Created page with "(From L. societas). Natural or consensual grouping of persons that constitutes a unity distinct from each of its individuals. A form or system of joint coexistence of human be..." current
- 07:5007:50, 21 September 2017 diff hist +588 N Socialism Created page with "Social system in which there are no economic divisions, but an approximation to a classless society with the means of production under the control of society. There are social..." current
- 07:4907:49, 21 September 2017 diff hist +866 N Social welfare Created page with "Well-being of society. Object and measure of the progress of society. Also refers to self-organization, equality and prosperity of the citizens, to the scope of their rights a..." current
- 07:4107:41, 21 September 2017 diff hist +1,596 N Social stratification Created page with "1) Configuration and relationship between the generations that constitute a society. One of the instruments of study used in this analysis is the population pyramid. 2) Format..." current
- 07:3807:38, 21 September 2017 diff hist +395 N Social Security Created page with "Body of legislative measures and corresponding institutions that cover or protect against the risks faced by citizens, principally with regard to work and health. These measur..." current
- 07:3507:35, 21 September 2017 diff hist +1,632 N Social rule Created page with "(social: L. socialis, from socius, companion. Role: Fr. role; L. rotulus, cylinder). Character or agency through which one participates in the affairs of society. A person’s..." current
19 September 2017
- 14:5414:54, 19 September 2017 diff hist +1,737 N Social reformist Created page with "A political tendency within the labor movement and social-democratic parties. This current denies the inevitability of class struggle and the socialist revolution; reformists..." current
- 14:4614:46, 19 September 2017 diff hist +1,165 N Social mobil Created page with "Change of social status of a person or group within the social structure. “Horizontal” mobility is manifested in the transiting of persons from one sphere to another while..." current
- 14:4114:41, 19 September 2017 diff hist +2,633 N Social group Created page with "A community bound together by more or less strong bonds of profession, interests, work, religion, etc. Within the s.g. a system of roles and rules forms spontaneously, leader..." current
- 14:3914:39, 19 September 2017 diff hist +1,700 N Social democracy Created page with "International ideological and political movement made up of political parties, youth groups, women’s groups, unions and cooperatives. S.D. arose in Germany in the mid-ninete..." current
- 14:3514:35, 19 September 2017 diff hist +882 N Social darwinism Created page with "Sociological school of the late nineteenth century that extended English naturalist Charles Darwin’s ideas on the evolution of species through natural selection, to the soci..." current
- 14:3314:33, 19 September 2017 diff hist +1,194 N Social contract Created page with "According to the classic texts of the European Enlightenment, the S.C., that is, the pact among citizens, is the only legitimate source of law, power and the State. The democr..." current
- 14:3214:32, 19 September 2017 diff hist +1,196 N Social Consciousness Created page with "(From L. conscientia;, from com-, with, and scire, to know). The psychosocial sphere of life and the historical process, which includes moral, religious, juridical, economic,..." current
- 14:2514:25, 19 September 2017 diff hist +2,507 N Slavery Created page with "(From Gr. sklabos, prisioner). Age-old institution entailing absolute dependence of one human being (the slave) on another or others (the slaveholder). The slave is regarded a..." current
- 14:1914:19, 19 September 2017 diff hist +238 N Siloism Created page with "System of ideas formulated by Silo, literary pseudonym of M. Rodríguez Cobos. S. is a philosophical humanism (*), but is also an attitude and approach encompassing the values..."
- 14:1814:18, 19 September 2017 diff hist +3,055 N Separatism Created page with "(From separate: L. separare). Doctrine and political movement that promotes the separation of a territory from a larger territory in order to achieve the independence of its p..." current
- 14:1514:15, 19 September 2017 diff hist +1,151 N Self-Government Created page with "(From governance: L. gubernare, to govern). Self-management, self-government. In the democratic political system, this term is applied to territorial government bodies elected..." current
- 14:1314:13, 19 September 2017 diff hist +1,481 N Security Created page with "(From secure and this from L. securum, free from danger and risk). Broadly, the whole system of guarantees that protects human rights, above all the right to life; maintenance..." current
- 14:1114:11, 19 September 2017 diff hist +2,913 N Science Created page with "(From L. scientiam). Cognitive and research activity that produces reasoned knowledge. Those who practice s. are designated scientists. The field of s. consists of the element..." current
18 September 2017
- 08:3408:34, 18 September 2017 diff hist +1,153 N Revolutionary democracy Created page with "Term introduced into international political language in the 1960s when, in several emerging states of Asia and Africa that rose from the ruins of the colonial system, the lea..." current
- 08:3208:32, 18 September 2017 diff hist +1,112 N Revolution Created page with "(from L. Revolutio action or effect of turning over, revolve). A sudden, profound change that implies an important break with the previous model and the emergence of a new one..." current
- 08:3108:31, 18 September 2017 diff hist +911 N Revanchism Created page with "(From OFr. revenche to take vengeance). Policies directed toward the recovery of lost territory, constitution, or power. Those who follow the politics of r. resort to any mean..." current
- 08:2508:25, 18 September 2017 diff hist +1,292 N Repression Created page with "(from L. repressio, action and effect of repressing, detaining). System of sanctions and discrimination exercised against internal and at times external adversaries of an exis..." current
- 08:2208:22, 18 September 2017 diff hist +3,308 N Renaissance Created page with "Rebirth, revival. The term R. refers to the spiritual and moral renewal observed in Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, which came about through the restoration o..." current
- 08:2008:20, 18 September 2017 diff hist +891 N Religiosity Created page with "System of internal registers by means of which a believer orients their mental contents in a transcendent direction. R. is closely linked to faith, which can be oriented in na..." current
- 08:1808:18, 18 September 2017 diff hist +4,712 N Religion Created page with "(from religare, to bind, bind together). In broad terms it can be said that r. is based on the belief in spiritual beings. However, this does not apply fully to the original B..." current
- 08:1708:17, 18 September 2017 diff hist +809 N Regime Created page with "System of governing or ruling; constitution or practices of a government. Refers to a certain type of power and social administration as distinct from the stage of socioeconom..." current
- 08:1408:14, 18 September 2017 diff hist +1,002 N Reformism Created page with "(from L. reformare, redo or remake). A current or approach that seeks to carry out social, political and religious reforms. This political current proposes the modernization o..." current
- 08:1308:13, 18 September 2017 diff hist +363 N Reciprocity Created page with "Takes place between two or more persons or groups when an action realized or given by one is equivalent to that received from the other. N.H. follows the principle of r. in it..." current
- 08:0908:09, 18 September 2017 diff hist +1,076 N Radicalism Created page with "(from L. radix, root). Movement that seeks profound reform in the political, scientific, moral and religious order, and is opposed to the position of relativists. Historically..." current