A total institution is defined by Goffman as a place of residence and work where a large number of like-situated, individuals, cut off from the wider society for an appreciable period of time, together lead an enclosed, formally administered round of life. Prisons serve as a clear example, providing we appreciate that what is prison-like about prisons is found in institutions w...(展开全部)

Friedrich Holderlin (1770-1843) has long been recognized as one of the greatest poets of the German language, but his importance to philosophy has surfaced only comparatively recently. Although Schelling and Hegel acknowledged Holderlin early on as their equal, for a long time his philosophical thought remained unknown outside the small circle of his friends. Among the most pro...(展开全部)

Friedrich Holderlin (1770-1843) has long been recognized as one of the greatest poets of the German language, but his importance to philosophy has surfaced only comparatively recently. Although Schelling and Hegel acknowledged Holderlin early on as their equal, for a long time his philosophical thought remained unknown outside the small circle of his friends. Among the most pro...(展开全部)

迈克尔·欧克肖特（Michael Oakeshott，1901—1990），英国哲学家，政治思想家，20世纪最重要的保守主义知识分子。其思想融英国观念论与休的怀疑论于一炉，对伯克等人所建立的英国传统保守主义思想从哲学上做了系统阐述，他对于知识论、政治哲学、历史哲学、宗教哲学和教育哲学都有着深湛的研究和阐发。在英美学术界享有极高声誉，被誉为“20世纪少有的杰出政治哲学家”、“这个世纪最有原创性的学院政治哲学家”、“从密尔或甚至伯克以来盎格鲁～撒克逊传统最伟大的政治哲学家”。 本文集收入了欧克肖特大部分作品，其中包括在他生前发表的著作——《政治中的理性主义》（节选本）（1962）、《论人类行为》（1975）、《论历史及其他论文》（1983）和《人文知识的声音：迈克尔·欧克肖特论教育》（1989），也包括在他去世后，由别人给他整理出版的著作《宗教、政治与道...(展开全部)

李·罗斯（Lee Ross） 斯坦福大学教授，具有影响力的社会心理学家，2008年获得实验社会心理学学会杰出科学家奖。他是斯坦福大学国际冲突与谈判中心（Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation，SCICN）的联合创始人。他的主要研究方向为归因偏见、判断和决策缺陷以及解决冲突的障碍，包括态度形成与改变、社会认知、判断与决定、影响、群体间关系和政治心理学等。 理查德·E.尼斯贝特（Richard E. Nisbett） 密歇根大学心理学荣誉教授，世界著名心理学家之一。他的研究集中在社会心理学和认知科学方面。他曾获得美国心理学会杰出科学贡献奖和许多其他国际奖项。他是美国国家科学院和美国艺术与科学学院的成员。著有《逻辑思维》（Mindware: Tools for Smart Thin...(展开全部)

How does the situation we're in influence the way we behave and think? Professors Ross and Nisbett eloquently argue that the context we find ourselves in substantially affects our behavior in this timely reissue of one of social psychology's classic textbooks. With a new foreword by Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point.

How does the situation we're in influence the way we behave and think? Professors Ross and Nisbett eloquently argue that the context we find ourselves in substantially affects our behavior in this timely reissue of one of social psychology's classic textbooks. With a new foreword by Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point.

These essays by the famous analytical psychologist and student of creativity, Erich Neumann belong in the context of the depth psychology of culture and reveal a prescient concern about the one-sidedness of patriarchal Western civilization. Neumann recommended a "cultural therapy" that he thought would redress a "fundamental ignorance" about feminine and masculine psychology, a...(展开全部)

This classic collection of essays by E.P. Thompson, one of Englands most renowned socialist voices, remains a staple text in the history of Marxist theory. The bulk of the book is dedicated to Thompsons famous polemic against Louis Althusser and what he considers the reductionism and authoritarianism of Althusserian structuralism. In lively and erudite prose, Thompson argues fo...(展开全部)

艾尔弗雷德•诺思•怀特海（Alfred North Whitehead，1861-1947），英国数学家、逻辑学家、哲学家和教育理论家；过程哲学创始人，他创立了20世纪最庞大的形而上学体系。 怀特海与罗素合著的《数学原理》，标志着人类逻辑思维的巨大进步，被称为永久的伟大学术著作之一；罗素起初是他的学生，后来他们成为同事和朋友。 出身于教育世家，他的祖父是当地一位有名望的教育家，曾任当地一所私立学校的校长。他的父亲先后从事教育、宗教工作，十分关心教育事业。受家庭的影响，他对教育很感兴趣。 他早年就读并留校于英国剑桥大学，中年任教职于英国伦敦大学，晚年受聘于美国哈佛大学。《教育的目的》（1929）是他的教育代表作，其深刻的教育思想得到了广泛认同，并影响深远，闪耀着不朽的智慧光芒。