We like to think of ourselves as good people. We may not be saints, but we are still honest, kind, and trustworthy. In this book, Miller argues that we are quite mistaken to think this way. Hundreds of studies in psychology tell a different story: we all have serious character flaws that prevent us from being as good as we believe ourselves to be, but neither are we cruel or dishonest. Our character presents contradictory aspects. Miller uses recent psychological research to explain what the notion of "character" means today and how we can use this new understanding to develop a character more in line with the kind of people we want to be.

Christian B. Miller is the A.C. Reid Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University. He has published over 120 scholarly articles and the following books: Moral Psychology (Cambridge University Press, 2021), Moral Character: An Empirical Theory (2013), Character and Moral Psychology (2014), The Character Gap: How Good Are We? (2017), and Honesty: The Philosophy and Psychology of Neglected Virtue (2021) (Oxford University Press). He is a science contributor to Forbes, and his writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Dallas Morning News, Slate, The Conversation, Newsweek, Aeon, and Christianity Today.

While some properties of temporality are products of tradition and different sociocultural relationships within a community, I believe that Nature conceals something we could legitimately call "time"; a time that likely lacks many of the (colorful) properties that various cultures have attributed to it. Perhaps a time that doesn't flow, that doesn't go anywhere in particular. Neither behind nor in front. Devoid of hours, minutes, or months; identical and even transparent. And yet, a time that perhaps captures one of its most irrevocable and persistent (even essential) properties: its directionality.

Cristian Ariel López holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) and the University of Buenos Aires, where he also earned his Bachelor's degree in Philosophy in 2014. In 2015, he received a doctoral fellowship funded by CONICET (2015-2020) for a project on the arrow of time problem in quantum mechanics. His main areas of interest are the philosophy of physics, the philosophy of time, the general philosophy of science, and analytic metaphysics. He has published articles in international journals, a book on the beginnings of quantum mechanics, and has co-edited three books with Cambridge University Press. He has also participated in numerous national and international academic events. He is currently an assistant researcher at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, and an assistant researcher at CONICET.

Thinking Deeply is both a philosophical proposition and a practical guide to one of education's most important goals: helping students become excellent learners and thinkers. Author Jason Baehr outlines nine key virtues that enable students to initiate the learning process, maintain momentum, and overcome common obstacles. With engaging anecdotes and concrete examples, he presents a wealth of principles, stances, and practices that can be used in the classroom to foster essential mental habits such as curiosity, open-mindedness, and intellectual courage. Baehr shows how to integrate opportunities to practice these intellectual habits into everyday teaching.

Jason Baehr is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles (LMU). He specializes in theoretical and applied virtue epistemology. From 2012 to 2015, he directed Intellectual Virtues & Education Project at LMU, which was sponsored by a grant of over one million dollars from the John Templeton Foundation, and involved the creation of the Intellectual Virtues Academya high school in Long Beach, California. In addition to his academic work in the field of philosophy, Baehr also collaborates closely with elementary and high school teachers interested in fostering intellectual virtues. His other books include Intellectual Virtues and Education (Routledge, 2016) and The Inquiring Mind (Oxford University Press, 2011).

What makes a good education? What does it take to be considered well-educated? Knowledge, certainly. But knowledge is easily forgotten, and today's knowledge may be obsolete tomorrow. Skills, especially critical thinking, are also crucial. But without proper motivation, graduates may not put their skills to use. In this book, the author argues that intellectual virtues—traits such as curiosity, intellectual humility, honesty, intellectual courage, and open-mindedness—are fundamental to any education worth its salt and to functioning well in everyday life. This book introduces readers to intellectual virtues: what they are, why they are important, and how we can cultivate them.

Nathan L. King is Professor of Philosophy at Whitworth University, Spokane, USA. His research addresses topics such as the epistemology of disagreement, the philosophy of education, civic discourse, and intellectual character.

If science was originally born from the disinterested desire to know, from the first industrial revolution to the present day its technological dimension and its link to the economy have become increasingly pronounced, to the point of shaping society and becoming indispensable, propelling it toward unstoppable growth. As a consequence, humanity has achieved a level of well-being unimaginable in other eras. But the technological society in which we live raises unsettling questions (artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, the ecological problem) that threaten the future of humanity. This book examines these problems and proposes some solutions from an anthropological and ethical perspective.

Juan José Sanguineti holds a PhD in Philosophy and Letters from the University of Navarra. He teaches Philosophy of Knowledge at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Rome). He is the author of fifteen books and approximately one hundred scholarly articles on epistemology, philosophy of science, philosophy of nature, philosophy of mind, and neuroscience. He directed the scientific committee of the STOQ III project (Rome, 2007-2010, University of the Holy Cross, Neuroscience area). He regularly teaches doctoral courses and seminars at various universities in Latin America. He is a full member of the Pontifical Roman Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Argentine Thomistic Society.

The question of divine providence is one of the most pressing problems in analytic theology and philosophy of religion today, particularly in light of scientific evidence of a natural world replete with indeterminism and contingency—for example, in the quantum realm, in certain cosmological models of the origin of the universe, and in evolutionary biology. According to classical theism, God governs the history of the natural world and humanity with perfect knowledge of future events. But God also allows creatures to exhibit contingent, non-deterministic behavior. Considering human providence, this volume seeks to catalyze a paradigm shift on this issue, applying new metaphors to understand and explain the relationship between divine providence and the actions of creatures.

IGNACIO SILVA is a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Universidad AustralArgentina. Previously, he worked as a researcher at the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion at the University of Oxford. He holds degrees in philosophy and theology from the Catholic University of Argentina and the University of Oxford, respectively.

SIMON MARIA KOPF is a visiting professor at the International Theological Institute in Trumau, Austria, where he teaches Fundamental Theology, and holds a Doctorate in Theology from the University of Oxford, having obtained degrees in philosophy and science and religion from the Universities of Innsbruck and Edinburgh respectively, where he studied topics of divine providence and natural contingency.

MARIAN The dynamism of the human person responds to two aspects, between which there may be tension, but above all, cooperation and integration. The first aspect is spiritual and consists of the tendency toward universal truth and goodness, whose ultimate manifestation and fulfillment are not attained in worldly experience. The second corresponds to incarnation in a body, which both enables and conditions the psychic, social, and cultural dimensions of each human being's life. Each aspect would remain abstract if considered separately. The concreteness of personal life implies attending to both in their mutual interrelation. Neither a disembodied spiritualism nor a biological, psychological, or cultural reductionism would do full justice to the vital and existential reality of the human being.

Juan José Sanguineti holds a PhD in Philosophy and Letters from the University of Navarra. He teaches Philosophy of Knowledge at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Rome). He is the author of fifteen books and approximately one hundred scholarly articles on epistemology, philosophy of science, philosophy of nature, philosophy of mind, and neuroscience. He directed the scientific committee of the STOQ III project (Rome, 2007-2010, University of the Holy Cross, Neuroscience area). He regularly teaches doctoral courses and seminars at various universities in Latin America. He is a full member of the Pontifical Roman Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Argentine Thomistic Society.

There's a widespread notion that we are merely playthings of unconscious brain mechanisms, and that what happens in our brains simply determines our entire experience and behavior. But we must ask ourselves if this is truly the case. Do we have absolutely no control over our thoughts, intentions, and actions? This book offers a philosophical perspective on the many findings of neuroscience. The brain is certainly a fundamental organ in human life, but it is not the entirety of the person.

Juan F. Franck holds a PhD in Philosophy from the International Academy of Philosophy (Liechtenstein) and completed postdoctoral studies in Switzerland, Italy, and Spain. He is a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Universidad Austral and professor of Modern Philosophy at the University of the North Santo Tomás de Aquino. His current area of ​​concentration is the philosophy of neuroscience.

Quantum mechanics is one of the greatest intellectual projects in human history, not only for its numerous practical and technological applications, but also for forcing us to revise many of our scientific and philosophical preconceptions about the nature of the world. Quantum mechanics is the product of a slow and progressive scientific revolution. A permanent one. Full of small twists and turns, guided and driven by tensions that have permeated the history of classical physics since its inception, its story continues to be written today.

This book analyzes and narrates the first three decades of this permanent revolution in physics (1900-1927), during which an old and a new generation of physicists and philosophers directed all their effort and intellectual, and even emotional, potential to develop not only a new way of understanding reality, but to formulate different questions about it.

Cristian López is a doctoral student in Philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires and the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), and a doctoral fellow of CONICET. He has participated in numerous national and international scientific events, has co-edited two books with Cambridge University Press, and has published articles in specialized international journals. Academic Visitor at MCMP-LMU (Germany), Oxford University (UK), Université de Lausanne (Switzerland) and Université de Geneva (Switzerland).

What is determinism predicated of: scientific theories or nature? What is meant by genetic determinism? Is the concept of personal freedom compatible with neuroscience research? Does the origin of life require divine intervention? These are some of the questions addressed in this book, which represents an interdisciplinary effort with few precedents in the Spanish-language academy.

Claudia E. Vanney holds a Bachelor's and a Doctorate in Physics from the University of Buenos Aires and a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Navarra. She is a tenured professor and director of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Navarra. Universidad AustralShe was a visiting professor at the Universities of Navarra and Oxford. In recent years, her main academic interest has focused on interdisciplinary dialogue in philosophy of science, philosophy of physics, and science and religion.

Juan F. Franck holds a PhD in Philosophy from the International Academy of Philosophy (Liechtenstein) and completed postdoctoral studies in Switzerland, Italy, and Spain. He is a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Universidad Austral and professor of Modern Philosophy at the University of the North Santo Tomás de Aquino. His current area of ​​concentration is the philosophy of neuroscience.

The worlds of the infinitely small and the infinitely large, so far apart, are in very close contact. Modern cosmology, which deals with the origin and end of the universe, cannot be explained without taking particle physics into account.

This book describes a two-part journey that, starting from the human scale, heads toward the smallest things, crossing the limits of life, to end with the basic building blocks of matter. The second part of the journey heads toward planets, stars, and galaxies, to end in the universe, its origin and its possible end, as well as the most burning and unanswered question in modern physics: Did anything happen before the Big Bang?

Olimpia Lombardi holds degrees in Electronics Engineering, Philosophy, and Philosophy, all from the University of Buenos Aires. She is a Principal Investigator at CONICET, a member of the Académie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences, an honorary member of the John Bell Institute for the Foundations of Physics, and a member of the Foundational Questions Institute. She directs the Philosophy of Special Sciences Group at the University of Buenos Aires.

The Evolution of Life on Earth presents an up-to-date overview of the controversies surrounding evolution in the three major areas of science, philosophy, and theology. The analysis, rigorous yet presented in a way that is accessible to a general audience, guides the reader through the labyrinth of contemporary evolutionary debates as they relate to Christian thought.

In the author's view, Darwin's theory is an enriching stimulus to Christian theology and a prime example that, from a philosophical perspective, the thesis of conflict between science and religion is a false dilemma.

Miguel de Asúa holds a Doctorate in Medicine (University of Buenos Aires), a Licentiate in Theology (Argentine Catholic University), a Master's degree in History and Philosophy of Science, and a Doctorate in History (University of Notre Dame, USA). He is a Principal Investigator at CONICET (National Scientific and Technical Research Council) and a full member of the National Academy of Sciences of Buenos Aires and the National Academy of History. He teaches at UNSAM (National University of San Martín) and UCA, and is also a professor of Science and Religion at the Colegio Máximo in San Miguel.