Maria

“The recognition that modern societies are no longer monolithic, that the
imaginary social space has mushroomed into a multitude of identities has
propelled us into a realization that we are in an era where interculturality,
transculturalism and the eventual prospect of identifying a cosmopolitan
citizenship can become a reality. However we still remain circumscribed by
our Little Italies, our China Towns etc., which beyond the pleasures of
experiencing culinary delights, nevertheless create a self illusion that we
have attained a level of cultural awareness of the other.”
― Donald Cuccioletta

“(...) Solo nos resultaría posible percibir, escuchar y adivinar al otro, abriendo nuestros sentidos y haciendo pensar a nuestro corazón sobre la perturbación que en nosotros produce su posible presencia. Es decir, reflexionando sobre la ilusión de normalidad que a nosotros nos impide conocernos y reflexionando sobre el hecho de que si miramos afuera, donde el otro no está es porque está en mí (...)”
― Nuria Perez de Lara

“In sum, then, "thinking about thinking" has to be a principal ingredient of any empowering practice of education.”
― Jerome S. Bruner, Acts of Meaning: Four Lectures on Mind and Culture

“I find myself only by losing myself.”
― Paul Ricoeur