Developments in medical science have afforded us the opportunity to improve and enhance the human species in ways unthinkable to previous generations. Whether it's making changes to mitochondrial DNA in a human egg, being prescribed Prozac, or having a facelift, our desire to live longer, feel better and look good has presented philosophers, medical practitioners and policy-mak...(展开全部)

迈克尔·豪斯凯勒（Michael Hauskeller），德国哲学家，英国利物浦大学哲学系主任，主要研究领域为伦理学，是当前国际学界“人类增强”和“超人类主义”研究领域的著名学者，主要著作包括《“更好”有多好？——理解人类增强计划》（Better Humans: Understanding the Enhancement Project）和《超人类主义的神话》（Mythologies of Transhumanism）等。近年来，转向对生命意义问题的思考，刚出版新作《生命的意义：一种主体主义的阐释》（Meaning in Life: A Subjectivist Account）。 译者简介： 钱雪松，中国政法大学人文学院哲学系副教授，宗教与法律研究中心副主任；主要研究领域为基督教哲学、宗教知识论、宗教多样性问题研究等。出版专著《张力中的朝圣者：宗教...(展开全部)

罗伯特•索耶，1960年出生于渥太华，加拿大古人类学会会员，加拿大最具影响力的科幻作家之一，被誉为加拿大“科幻教父”。自1990年发表第一部长篇小说《金羊毛》以来，索耶已出版18部长篇小说和大量中短篇小说，共获得过包括“雨果奖”和“星云奖”在内的各种科幻奖项四十多次。他的作品曾多次荣登加拿大畅销小说排行榜，并被翻译成十多种文字，备受世界各国读者喜爱。

罗伯特•索耶，1960年出生于渥太华，加拿大古人类学会会员，加拿大最具影响力的科幻作家之一，被誉为加拿大“科幻教父”。自1990年发表第一部长篇小说《金羊毛》以来，索耶已出版18部长篇小说和大量中短篇小说，共获得过包括“雨果奖”和“星云奖”在内的各种科幻奖项四十多次。他的作品曾多次荣登加拿大畅销小说排行榜，并被翻译成十多种文字，备受世界各国读者喜爱。

“I know that some of you reading this are convinced humans are a myth, but I am here to state that they do actually exist. For those that don’t know, a human is a real bipedal life form of midrange intelligence, living a largely deluded existence on a small waterlogged planet in a very lonely corner of the universe.” The bestselling, award-winning author of The Radleys is back ...(展开全部)

内容ZT自英国安德鲁·纳伯格联合国际有限公司的日记 :http://site.douban.com/110577/widget/notes/307426/note/312386077/ 得奖畅销小说《拉德利斯一家》（The Radleys）作者，携目前创作的最出色、最风趣、最具毁灭性的黑色幽默喜剧强势回归。一位外星访客来到地球，然而它对人类这一种族的第一印象却并不是正面认可。这位天外来客乔装成了不起的剑桥大学数学家安德鲁•马丁的模样，迫不及待地想要完成分配到自己手中的任务，希望能尽早回到自己的星球。在那个乌托邦一样的世界里，每个人都拥有无尽的生命与无限的智慧。 他对人类外表看上去的状态、吃的食物、杀害与杀戮的能力感到极度厌恶，同时也对爱与家庭的概念迷惑不解。但随着时间的推移，他开始意识到或许这个奇怪的种族有更多值得他信赖的优点。他伪装成马丁的样子，...(展开全部)

After an "incident" one wet Friday night where he is found walking naked through the streets of Cambridge, Professor Andrew Martin is not feeling quite himself. Food sickens him. Clothes confuse him. Even his loving wife and teenage son are repulsive to him. He feels lost amongst a crazy alien species and hates everyone on the planet. Everyone, that is, except Newton, and he's ...(展开全部)

How Humans Evolved has long been the #1 text for helping students understand the most exciting research in biological anthropology. In the Ninth Edition, new contributing author Kevin Langergraber makes the discipline’s newest frontier—ancient and contemporary DNA research—accessible and relevant to students. Further new coverage of important recent fossil discoveries, modern h...(展开全部)

The science of human evolution, not just the sites. How Humans Evolved remains the most up-to-date, forward-looking book in physical anthropology. Through a unique and balanced blend of evolutionary theory, population genetics, and behavioral ecology, the authors move beyond merely describing anthropological "finds" to showing students the big picture about how humans lived in ...(展开全部)

How Humans Evolved teaches the processes that shape human evolution with a unique blend of evolutionary theory, population genetics, and behavioral ecology. The new edition continues to offer the most up-to-date research—in particular, significantly revised coverage of how recent discoveries are shaping our history of human evolution—while now giving you the best tools to engag...(展开全部)