Tópicos del Humanismo #149 El Embrujo del Libro Brujo de Gerardo César Hurtado
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2008
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Centro de Estudios Generales
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En este tópico se reflexiona sobre la importancia del humanismo y las humanidades en la política y la democracia contemporánea, especialmente en el contexto costarricense. Se subraya la necesidad de una educación basada en valores y pensamiento crítico, ante una cultura política cerrada y dominada por ideologías, se destaca la relevancia de las humanidades frente a las crisis democráticas y se propone una apertura hacia un pensamiento más libre reflexivo y culturalmente enriquecido. Es importante luego, en otro sentido, meditar sobre la política en un pensador religioso como Confucio; su pensamiento deja abierta la reflexión sobre el quehacer de la cultura. En otro aparte, la literatura viene a despertar en el lector la pasión por las imágenes y las ideas que desarrolla el mundo diverso de las letras.
This topic reflects on the importance of humanism and humanities in contemporary politics and democracy, especially in the Costa Rican context. It stresses the need for an education based on values and critical thinking, in the face of a closed political culture dominated by ideologies, highlights the relevance of the humanities in the face of democratic crises and proposes an opening towards a freer, reflective and culturally enriched thinking. It is important then, in another sense, to meditate on politics in a religious thinker like Confucius; his thought leaves open the reflection on the work of culture. On the other hand, literature awakens in the reader a passion for the images and ideas developed by the diverse world of letters.
This topic reflects on the importance of humanism and humanities in contemporary politics and democracy, especially in the Costa Rican context. It stresses the need for an education based on values and critical thinking, in the face of a closed political culture dominated by ideologies, highlights the relevance of the humanities in the face of democratic crises and proposes an opening towards a freer, reflective and culturally enriched thinking. It is important then, in another sense, to meditate on politics in a religious thinker like Confucius; his thought leaves open the reflection on the work of culture. On the other hand, literature awakens in the reader a passion for the images and ideas developed by the diverse world of letters.
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HUMANISMO, DEMOCRACIA, CULTURA, HUMANISM, DEMOCRACY, CULTURE