A "beginning," especially as embodied in much modern thought, is its own method, Edward Said argues in this classic treatise on the role of the intellectual and the goal of criticism. Distinguishing between "origin," which is divine, mythical, and privileged, and "beginning," which is secular and humanly produced, Said traces the ramifications and diverse understandings of the ...(展开全部)

这位全球最受爱戴、最敢于直言的公共知识分子，带来了一本关于批评本质的启迪之作。 “什么是开端？为了开始，我们必须做什么？作为一项活动、一个时刻或一个地点，开端有何特别之处？” 《开端》一书由此开篇。爱德华·W·萨义德是《东方主义》、《巴勒斯坦问题》等开创性著作的作者，也是我们这个时代最受赞誉的公共知识分子之一。萨义德追溯了人类历史上对“开端”的不同理解，并指出“开端”本身就是一种方法，是创造意义的第一步。它激发了对既有传统的突破，也赋予了新文本以生命。 萨义德一如既往地坚持既有人道又具有社会责任感的批评。 《开端》远不止于写作：它探讨的是想象与行动，以及实现人类意图时对自由与发明的限制。本书是一部关于知识分子角色和批评价值的经典且必要的论述。 From one of the world's most beloved and outspoken pub...(展开全部)

A "beginning," especially as embodied in much modern thought, is its own method, Edward Said argues in this classic treatise on the role of the intellectual and the goal of criticism. Distinguishing between "origin," which is divine, mythical, and privileged, and "beginning," which is secular and humanly produced, Said traces the ramifications and diverse understandings of the ...(展开全部)

这位全球最受爱戴、最敢于直言的公共知识分子，带来了一本关于批评本质的启迪之作。 “什么是开端？为了开始，我们必须做什么？作为一项活动、一个时刻或一个地点，开端有何特别之处？” 《开端》一书由此开篇。爱德华·W·萨义德是《东方主义》、《巴勒斯坦问题》等开创性著作的作者，也是我们这个时代最受赞誉的公共知识分子之一。萨义德追溯了人类历史上对“开端”的不同理解，并指出“开端”本身就是一种方法，是创造意义的第一步。它激发了对既有传统的突破，也赋予了新文本以生命。 萨义德一如既往地坚持既有人道又具有社会责任感的批评。 《开端》远不止于写作：它探讨的是想象与行动，以及实现人类意图时对自由与发明的限制。本书是一部关于知识分子角色和批评价值的经典且必要的论述。 From one of the world's most beloved and outspoken pub...(展开全部)

"Intention", first published in 1957, has acquired the status of a modern philosophical classic. The book attempts to show in detail that the natural and widely accepted picture of what we mean by an intention gives rise to insoluble problems and must be abandoned.

"Intention", first published in 1957, has acquired the status of a modern philosophical classic. The book attempts to show in detail that the natural and widely accepted picture of what we mean by an intention gives rise to insoluble problems and must be abandoned.

What happens to our conception of mind and rational agency when we take seriously future-directed intentions and plans and their roles as inputs into further practical reasoning? The author's initial efforts in responding to this question resulted in a series of papers that he wrote during the early 1980s. In this book, Bratman develops further some of the main themes of these ...(展开全部)

The legacy of Bertolt Brecht is much contested, whether by those who wish to forget or to vilify his politics, but his stature as the outstanding political playwright and poet of the twentieth century is unforgettably established in this major critical work. Fredric Jameson elegantly dissects the intricate connections between Brecht's drama and politics, demonstrating the way t...(展开全部)