Contemporary philosophy of science has paid close attention to the understanding of scientific practice, in contrast to the previous focus on scientific method. Paul Feyerabend's acclaimed work, which sparked controversy and continues to fuel fierce debate, shows the deficiencies of many widespread ideas about the nature of knowledge. He argues that the only feasible explanatio...(展开全部)

Contemporary philosophy of science has paid close attention to the understanding of scientific practice, in contrast to the previous focus on scientific method. Paul Feyerabend's acclaimed work, which sparked controversy and continues to fuel fierce debate, shows the deficiencies of many widespread ideas about the nature of knowledge. He argues that the only feasible explanatio...(展开全部)

Yukichi Fukuzawa rose from low samurai origins to become one of the finest intellectuals and social thinkers of modern Japan. Through his best-selling works, he helped transform an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged international force. In Outline of a Theory of Civilization, the author's most sustained philosophical text, Fukuzawa translates and adapts a range of West...(展开全部)

Yukichi Fukuzawa rose from low samurai origins to become one of the finest intellectuals and social thinkers of modern Japan. Through his best-selling works, he helped transform an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged international force. In Outline of a Theory of Civilization, the author's most sustained philosophical text, Fukuzawa translates and adapts a range of West...(展开全部)

Outline of a Theory of Practice is recognized as a major theoretical text on the foundations of anthropology and sociology. Pierre Bourdieu, a distinguished French anthropologist, develops a theory of practice which is simultaneously a critique of the methods and postures of social science and a general account of how human action should be understood. With his central concept ...(展开全部)

Outline of a Theory of Practice is recognized as a major theoretical text on the foundations of anthropology and sociology. Pierre Bourdieu, a distinguished French anthropologist, develops a theory of practice which is simultaneously a critique of the methods and postures of social science and a general account of how human action should be understood. With his central concept ...(展开全部)

Epistemology or the theory of knowledge is one of the cornerstones of analytic philosophy, and this book provides a clear and accessible introduction to the subject. It discusses some of the main theories of justification, including foundationalism, coherentism, reliabilism, and virtue epistemology. Other topics include the Gettier problem, internalism and externalism, skeptici...(展开全部)

One of the most widely read boks on European architecture, Nikolaus Pevsner’s landmark work was first published in 1942. Through several revisions and updates during Pevsner’s lifetime, it continued to be a seminal essay on the subject, and even after his death, it remains as stimulating as it was back in the mid-twentieth century. Sir Nikolaus Pevsner (1902–1983) was one of th...(展开全部)

尼古拉斯•佩夫斯纳（1902—1983）是20世纪最著名的艺术和建筑史学家。1902年他生于德国，在莱比锡[Leipzig]接受教育，1924年获艺术和建筑史博士学位，先后与莱比锡、慕尼黑、柏林和法兰克福有过联系。他曾在德累斯顿美术馆任职5年，1929—1933年在哥廷根大学任讲师，同时专攻英国艺术史；1935年移居英国，曾任伦敦大学伯克贝克学院艺术史教授，1949—1955年任剑桥圣约翰学院斯莱德教授和董事。 自《企鹅艺术建筑史丛书》创刊以来，他就任编辑。他还任共卷四十六的《英国建筑》编辑，并按郡的顺序撰写了其中三十八卷。他是英国建筑师协会皇家金奖获得者，是莱斯特、约克、利兹以及牛津大学的荣誉博士获得者，还是圣约翰学院荣誉董事、《建筑评论》编辑部理事。 他的著作《矫饰主义和巴洛克风格的意大利绘画》[Italian Painting of Manne...(展开全部)

One of the most widely read boks on European architecture, Nikolaus Pevsner's landmarkwork was first published in 1942. Through several revisions and updates during Pevsner's lifetime, itcontinued to be a seminal essay on the subject, and even after his death, it remains as stimulatingas it was back in the mid-twentieth century.