达维德•范雷布鲁克（1971~），比利时非虚构作家、剧作家、诗人。先后出版了畅销书《瘟疫》(De Plaag，2008)、《任务与白蚁的灵魂》(Missie & Die siel van die Mier，2011)、《刚果：一部历史》（Congo. Een geschiedenis，2011）等。其中《刚果：一部历史》是他最成功的著作，荣获2012年美第奇奖（le prix Médicis），并被翻译成多种语言。

达维德•范雷布鲁克（1971~），比利时非虚构作家、剧作家、诗人。先后出版了畅销书《瘟疫》(De Plaag，2008)、《任务与白蚁的灵魂》(Missie & Die siel van die Mier，2011)、《刚果：一部历史》（Congo. Een geschiedenis，2011）等。其中《刚果：一部历史》是他最成功的著作，荣获2012年美第奇奖（le prix Médicis），并被翻译成多种语言。

A controversial call to arms, Against Empathy argues that the natural impulse to share the feelings of others can lead to immoral choices in both public policy and in our intimate relationships with friends and family. Most people, including many policy-makers, activists, scientists, and philosophers, have encouraged us to be more empathetic—to feel the pain and pleasure of oth...(展开全部)

In recent years there has been great interest in new forms of citizen participation, such as citizens' assemblies or deliberative polls that involve ordinary citizens in political decision-making. Many see these innovations as the best solution to the current crisis of democracy. The most radical among them propose replacing elections with the random selection of ordinary citiz...(展开全部)

Justice, equality, and righteousnessthese are some of our greatest moral convictions. Yet in times of social conflict, morals can become rigid, making religious war, ethnic cleansing, and political purges possible. Morality, therefore, can be viewed as pathology-a rhetorical, psychological, and social tool that is used and abused as a weapon. An expert on Eastern philosophies a...(展开全部)

Listen to a short interview with Michael Sandel. Host: Chris Gondek. Producer: Heron & Crane. Breakthroughs in genetics present us with a promise and a predicament. The promise is that we will soon be able to treat and prevent a host of debilitating diseases. The predicament is that our newfound genetic knowledge may enable us to manipulate our nature - to enhance our genetic t...(展开全部)

Two essays on utilitarianism, written from opposite points of view, by J. J. C. Smart and Bernard Williams. In the first part of the book Professor Smart advocates a modern and sophisticated version of classical utilitarianism; he tries to formulate a consistent and persuasive elaboration of the doctrine that the rightness and wrongness of actions is determined solely by their ...(展开全部)

Possibly the most unusual mystery ever written. A murder is committed, behind closed doors, in bizarre circumstances. Three amateur detectives take the case: Lord Simon Plimsoll, Monsieur Amer Picon, and Monsignor Smith (in whom discerning readers will note likeness to some familiar literary figures). Each arrives at his own brilliant solution, startling in its originality, iro...(展开全部)

Professor Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, appointed in the Philosophy Department, Law School, and Divinity School. She is an Associate in the Classics Department and the Political Science Department, a Member of the Committee on Southern Asian Studies, and a Board Member of the Human Rights Program. She is the founder and Coordina...(展开全部)