Kojin Karatani, Japan's leading literary critic, is perhaps best known for his imaginative readings of Shakespeare, Soseki, Marx, Wittgenstein, and most recently Kant. His works, of which Origins of Modern Japanese Literature is the only one previously translated into English, are the generic equivalent to what in America is called "theory." Karatani's writings are important no...(展开全部)

The book includes fifteen essays and an interview. The essays are grouped in three parts: Mathematics; Mathematics and Physics; and Language, Consciousness, and Book reviews. Most of the essays are about some aspects of epistemology and the history of sciences, mainly mathematics, physics, and the history of language. English translations of some of the essays, originally publi...(展开全部)

In light of the current political crisis around climate change, what can architecture possibly contribute towards a new planetary imaginary of our contemporary environment beyond environmentalism and technological determinism? Architecture as Measure is an elaboration on this question, and on the disciplinary and cultural potentials of such a provocation. It positions climate c...(展开全部)

In 1978 Susan Sontag wrote "Illness as Metaphor," a classic work described by "Newsweek" as "one of the most liberating books of its time." A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment...(展开全部)

In 1978 Susan Sontag wrote "Illness as Metaphor," a classic work described by "Newsweek" as "one of the most liberating books of its time." A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment...(展开全部)

戴维·库珀(1942— )，英国哲学家。曾任英国亚里士多德学会、尼采学会、教育哲学协会主席．现任英国皇家哲学学会执行委员会委员、达勒姆大学哲学教授。著有《哲学与语言的本性》、《语言的知识》、《隐喻》、《意义》等。

Based on the most up-to-date sources, as well as extensive research and direct observation, Japan as Number One analyzes the island nation's development into one of the world's most effective industrial powers, in terms of not only economic productivity but also its ability to govern efficiently, to eduate its citizens, to control crime, to alleviate energy shortages, and to le...(展开全部)

傅高义（Ezra F. Vogel），生于1930年，在哈佛有着“中国先生”的称号，一直是受中国政府重视的汉学家和中国问题专家。他是继费正清之后的第二任哈佛大学东亚研究中心主任和东亚研究委员会主席。1998年入选美国人文社会科学院。2013年3月23日，第五届世界中国学论坛在上海展览中心举行，被授予“世界中国学贡献奖”。2014年福冈亚洲文化奖大赏获得者。 主要作品有《邓小平时代》、《重振旗鼓》、《中美日关系的黄金时代》和《日本新中产阶级》等。

This book is written for students of English grammar, who come to the task of studying the language with a variety of skills, interests, goals, and expectations, not to mention fears and anxieties. It is addressed primarily to the native speaker of English, and so it is not designed to teach English. Rather, it builds on what students already know to develop an appreciation...(展开全部)