Contemporary Chinese artists in the globalized art world

The visual art of contemporary artists with epilepsy.

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders encountered in clinical practice, aVecting approximately 1 of 50 children and 1 of 100 adults in developed countries, with a higher prevalence in developing countries. Epilepsy is called a hidden disability because people with the condition usually appear normal between seizures. Yet, ironically, the appearance of someone having a seizur...

Globalization in the Contemporary Cuban Art World

As the Cuban revolution approaches its fiftieth anniversary, Cuba has become a more consumer-oriented society. The island country stands at the crossroads of several systems, each associated with alternative models of political economy and cultural policy. One of these models involves the pursuit of socialism at any fiscal or social cost; another entails the implementation of policies conducive...

Education as the Art of Becoming Oneself in a Globalized World: An Educational Emergency

«Si autem modus entis accipiatur... secundum convenientiam unius entis ad aliud, hoc quidem non potest esse nisi accipiatur aliquid quod natum sit convenire cum omni ente: hoc autem est anima, quae ‘quodammodo est omnia’ (De An. 431 b 31). In anima autem est vis cognitiva et appetitiva. Convenientiam ergo entis ad appetitum exprimit bonum;... ad intellectum exprimit verum. If the mode of being ...

the tragedy of modern man in arthur millers world

what miller wants is a theatre of heightened consciousness. he speaks of two passions in a man, the passion to "feel" and the passion "know". he belives that we can have more of the latter. he says: drama is akin to the other inventions of man in that it ought to help us know more and not merely to spend our feelings. the writing of the crucible shows us that he is trying to give more heightene...

Developing Educational Practices in the Globalized World