In Being Rational and Being Right, Juan Comesaña argues for a cluster of theses related to the rationality of action and belief. His starting point is that rational action requires rational belief but tolerates false belief. From there, Comesaña provides a novel account of empirical evidence according to which said evidence consists of the content of undefeated experiences. Thi...(展开全部)

In Being Rational and Being Right, Juan Comesaña argues for a cluster of theses related to the rationality of action and belief. His starting point is that rational action requires rational belief but tolerates false belief. From there, Comesaña provides a novel account of empirical evidence according to which said evidence consists of the content of undefeated experiences. Thi...(展开全部)

An ideal starting-point for those interested in Buddhism, Being Peace contains Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings on peace and meditation. Using real examples from his own life, as well as poems and fables, Nhat Hanh explains his key practices for living "right in the moment we are alive." These lessons are taught with fine writing and sparkling phrases that draw the reader in and m...(展开全部)

Don't care about ecology? You think you don't, but you might all the same. Don't read ecology books? This book is for you. Ecology books can be confusing information dumps that are out of date by the time they hit you. Slapping you upside the head to make you feel bad. Grabbing you by the lapels while yelling disturbing facts. Handwringing in agony about “What are we going to d...(展开全部)

'To read Being Ecological is to be caught up in a brilliant display of intellectual pyrotechnics' P.D.Smith, Guardian Why is everything we think we know about ecology wrong? Is there really any difference between 'humans' and 'nature'? Does this mean we even have a future? Don't care about ecology? This book is for you. Timothy Morton, who has been called 'Our most popular guid...(展开全部)

Don't care about ecology? You think you don't, but you might all the same. Don't read ecology books? This book is for you. Ecology books can be confusing information dumps that are out of date by the time they hit you. Slapping you upside the head to make you feel bad. Grabbing you by the lapels while yelling disturbing facts. Handwringing in agony about “What are we going to d...(展开全部)

In lively, mordantly witty prose, Negroponte decodes the mysteries--and debunks the hype--surrounding bandwidth, multimedia, virtual reality, and the Internet, and explains why such touted innovations as the fax and the CD-ROM are likely to go the way of the BetaMax. "Succinct and readable. . . . If you suffer from digital anxiety . . . here is a book that lays it all out for y...(展开全部)

In lively, mordantly witty prose, Negroponte decodes the mysteries--and debunks the hype--surrounding bandwidth, multimedia, virtual reality, and the Internet, and explains why such touted innovations as the fax and the CD-ROM are likely to go the way of the BetaMax. "Succinct and readable. . . . If you suffer from digital anxiety . . . here is a book that lays it all out for y...(展开全部)

尼古拉·尼葛洛庞帝（Nicholas Negroponte） 美国麻省理工学院教授兼媒体实验室主任。他同时也是数字化生活方式杂志《连线》的资深专栏作家。 尼葛洛庞帝就学于麻省理工学院，1966 年获该院教授席位。此后数年，他同时担任耶鲁大学、密执安大学和加州大学伯克利分校的客座教授。 1968 年，他创立麻省理工学院建筑机械研究组。在此期间，他攥写了若干本颇具影响的书，包括《建筑机械》《柔性建筑机械和计算机对设计及建筑的支持》。 由于尼葛洛庞帝多年来在计算机及大众传播科技发展上的创见与贡献，他每年都应邀到全球各地演讲，为各国政要及企业界提供建议。1980年，国际信息处理联合会聘请他担任在荷兰阿姆斯特丹召开的“日常生活中的计算机”会议组委会主席。两年后，他接受法国政府邀请，成为位于巴黎的“个人计算机与人类发展国际中心”的执行主任。此外，他也是若干个企业...(展开全部)

The we is an integral part of everyday life: We solve tasks, reach decisions, and share emotions together, just as we can share a collective identity, traditions and customs. What is the nature of this we? The book discusses this question by drawing on insights from not only philosophy, but also sociology, anthropology, and social psychology. What does it take to constitute a w...(展开全部)