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This is a dialog between the author, María G. Navarro, and Lorenzo Peña on the methodology of inquiry in the philosophy of law and several key issues of legal and political philosophy, such as the axiom of the common good, the concept of a justificative democracy and the history of juridical institutions ; Lorenzo Peña y Gonzalo ha desarrollado una lógica, una filosofía jurídica y un pensamiento político de naturaleza claramente neo-leibniziana. La impronta neo-leibniziana caracteriza tanto sus tesis filosóficas como los términos que ha acuñado en sus contribuciones a la teoría del conocimiento, la teodicea, la ontología, la filosofía política, etc., y está presente, sobre todo, en su concepción del Derecho y de la lógica de las situaciones jurídicas. Al hilo de problemas políticos y encrucijadas del presente, esta entrevista nos permite aproximamos a algunos de los hallazgos intelectuales de su obra. ; Lorenzo Peña y Gonzalo has developed a logic, a legal philosophy and a political thought of a deeply neo-Leibnizian nature. The neo-Leibnizian mark characterizes both his philosophical thesis and the terms has coined in his contributions to the theory of knowledge, theodicy, ontology, political philosophy, etc. Above all, this mark is present in his conception of Law and of the logic of legal situations. Under the light of the political problems and crossroads of the present time, this interview allows for an approach to some of the intellectual findings in his work. ; Peer reviewed

El acto administrativo discrecional se diferencia del acto reglado, porque mientras este último se refiere a la simple ejecución de la ley aquel alude a los casos en los que existe cierto margen de libertad para realizar una comprensión y posterior aplicación de la norma. La discrecionalidad es necesaria, por ejemplo, cuando la ley prevé dos posibles actuaciones sin que ninguna de ellas se imponga con carácter obligatorio o cuando la legislación se limita a señalar fines sin especificar los medios necesarios para alcanzarlos. Cuando no está disociada del ejercicio de las facultades discrecionales de una autoridad constituida, la discrecionalidad es lo contrario de la arbitrariedad. Tras la definición de esta importante noción, en estas páginas se insiste en dos aspectos sobresalientes de la facultad discrecional, a saber: que el fundamento de dicha facultad radica en la misma legislación y que el rasgo diferenciador de un acto discrecional es la justificación de los motivos de la decisión. Palabras clave: Principio de legalidad, acto administrativo, aplicación de la norma, arbitrariedad, interpretación, componente prudencial. Abstract: The administrative discretionary act differs from regulated act because while the latter refers to the simple execution of the law, the former refers to cases where there is some leeway for a further understanding and application of the rule. For example, discretionary is necessary when the law can provide two possible proceedings, none of which is mandatory. It is also necessary when legislation merely indicates its ends, without specifying the means to achieve them. When it is not dissociated from the exercise of the discretion of a constituted authority, discretionary is the opposite of arbitrariness. After defining this important notion, this paper emphasizes two highlights of it, namely, that the foundation of its power lies in the law itself, and that the distinguishing feature of a discretionary act is the justification of the reasons for the decision. Keywords: Principle of legality, administrative act, application of the norm, arbitrariness, interpretation, reasonable component.

Understanding Information and Communication Technologies through the networks in which people get connected, communicate and co-operate has been a constant feature in the work of researchers who have not dissociated their view of the meaning of technologies from new social movements. This paper maintains that Information and Communication Technologies are not only networks that people join individually, but they also act as social technologies. Their improvement depends both on the diversity of their functions (social, political, cognitive, etc.) and the flexibility with which they adapt to functional diversity (for example, to life cycles, changing and fluctuating mobility or audiovisual perception thresholds). This idea is supported by the new technological challenge represented by portable devices, such as, personal area networks, high-use user interfaces, and systems designed for home care. These important changes will be explored in this paper in connection with their value for education. ; The research that has resulted in this article is consequence of the author's participation in the research project INREDIS («Interfaces de relación entre el entorno y las personas con discapacidad») for CENIT Program of the Spanish Ministry of Industry, headed by the company Technosite and funded by the CDTI. ; Peer reviewed