Amerika

Este libro se dedica a la tercera transformación básica de la larga Historia Mundial del Estado de cinco milenios que ha creado, a partir de 1776, el Estado verdaderamente moderno, calificado como la manifestación política de la doble revolución mental-ilustrada y energética-industrial. El autor contextualiza el reemplazo del Reino dinástico tradicional por la república constitucional con su nuevo sistema tridimensional de valores liberales, sociales y ambientales. Se trató de la primera de las grandes transformaciones políticas que se originó en Europa, inclusive una relevancia...

En el siglo II de nuestra era, el filósofo platónico CELSO emprendió la defensa de los valores de la cultura pagana frente al cristianismo, que había logrado afianzarse entre las clases inferiores y amenazaba los ideales del sistema helenista y de la filosofía clásica. Traducido y preparado por Serafín Bodelón, EL DISCURSO VERDADERO CONTRA LOS CRISTIANOS centra sus principales ataques doctrinales sobre el relato de la creación (al que se tilda de infantil), las profecías (cuyo determinismo implícito se opone a la libertad individual), la idea de un Dios antropomorfo o la...

El Escorial is more than a monument to the zeal of Spain’s Catholicism; it is also a symbol of Spain at its imperial apogee. This imposing, granite edifice was built by King Philip II to celebrate Spain’s victory over the French at Saint-Quentin on August 10, 1557. Paid for with New-World gold, this sprawling monastery-palace is laid out in a vast grid of corridors and courtyards. At its heart is the austere Doric basilica of San Lorenzo el Real - beneath which are the remains of eleven Spanish kings, including Philip. The story of this fascinating, enduring symbol of Spain’s monarchy...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...