Is there a theory that explains the essence of consciousness? Or is consciousness itself an illusion? Am I conscious now? Now considered the 'last great mystery of science', consciousness was once viewed with extreme scepticism and rejected by mainstream scientists. It is now a significant area of research, albeit a contentious one, as well as a rapidly expanding area of study ...(展开全部)

Self-Consciousness and Objectivity undermines a foundational dogma of contemporary philosophy: that knowledge, in order to be objective, must be knowledge of something that is as it is, independent of being known to be so. Sebastian Rödl revives the thought—as ancient as philosophy but largely forgotten today—that knowledge, precisely on account of being objective, is self-know...(展开全部)

Self-Consciousness and Objectivity undermines a foundational dogma of contemporary philosophy: that knowledge, in order to be objective, must be knowledge of something that is as it is, independent of being known to be so. Sebastian Rödl revives the thought—as ancient as philosophy but largely forgotten today—that knowledge, precisely on account of being objective, is self-know...(展开全部)

苏珊·布莱克莫尔，心理学家、自由撰稿人和大学讲师。曾在西英格兰大学任教，并编写过一本关于意识的本科生教材。她不仅发表了无数的科学论文和专著，同时也为好几份杂志和报纸撰稿，还经常在英国国内外的电台和电视台做客，出品了多档电视节目，包括在第四频道播出的关于类人猿智力的纪录片。二十多年来，她一直在修炼禅宗。其著作包括一部自传、《寻找光明》（1996）、《文化基因的机器》（1999）、《意识导论》（2003）以及《关于意识的对话》（2005）。

The scientific study of networks, including computer networks, social networks, and biological networks, has received an enormous amount of interest in the last few years. The rise of the Internet and the wide availability of inexpensive computers have made it possible to gather and analyze network data on a large scale, and the development of a variety of new theoretical tool...(展开全部)

Metaphysics: An Introduction combines comprehensive coverage of the core elements of metaphysics with contemporary and lively debates within the subject. It provides a rigorous and yet accessible overview of a rich array of topics, connecting the abstract nature of metaphysics with the real world. Topics covered include: ■ Basic logic for metaphysics ■ An introduction to ontolo...(展开全部)

乔治·安德森2005年成为联邦国家论坛的主席，之前在加拿大联邦公共服务机构从事过30多年的令人尊敬的工作，其中包括做了10年的代理部长。他先后就读于加拿大女王学院、牛津大学和法国巴黎的国家行政学院，同时曾经是哈佛大学国际关系中心的研究员。

Metaphysics: An Introduction, Second Edition combines comprehensive coverage of the core elements of metaphysics with contemporary and lively debates within the subject. It provides a rigorous and yet accessible overview of a rich array of topics, connecting the abstract nature of metaphysics with the real world. Topics covered include: basic logic for metaphysics an introducti...(展开全部)

"Over the last several decades, metaphysics has been a particularly active and productive area of philosophy. Alyssa Ney's Metaphysics: An Introduction offers a superb introduction to this exciting field, covering the issues, claims, and arguments on fundamental topics, such as existence and persistence, material object, causation, modality, and the nature of metaphysics. While...(展开全部)