A short history of cynicism, from the fearless speech of the ancient Greeks to the jaded negativity of the present. Everyone's a cynic, yet few will admit it. Today's cynics excuse themselves half-heartedly—“I hate to be a cynic, but..."—before making their pronouncements. Narrowly opportunistic, always on the take, contemporary cynicism has nothing positive to contribute. The ...(展开全部)

This volume explores irony and cynicism as part of the social life of local communities in China, and specifically in relation to the contemporary Chinese state. It collects ethnographies of irony and cynicism in social action, written by a group of anthropologists who specialise in China. They use the lenses of irony and cynicism - broadly defined to include resignation, resis...(展开全部)

This volume explores irony and cynicism as part of the social life of local communities in China, and specifically in relation to the contemporary Chinese state. It collects ethnographies of irony and cynicism in social action, written by a group of anthropologists who specialise in China. They use the lenses of irony and cynicism - broadly defined to include resignation, resis...(展开全部)

苏珊·哈克，美国迈阿密大学的哲学教授，她于牛津大学获得学士和硕士学位，于剑桥大学获得博士学位，曾先后任教于剑桥大学和华威大学。苏珊·哈克教授著有《变异逻辑》、《逻辑哲学》、《证据与探究:走向认识论的重构》、《变异逻辑与模糊逻辑》、《一位热情的稳健派的宣言:不时髦的论文集》，以及本书《理性地捍卫科学》。2004年，她被选入Peter J. King的100 Philosophers: The Life and Work of the Worlds Greatest Thinkers (New York: Barron.， 2004);次年，她被Sunday Independent (London) 誉为历来最重要的10位女性哲学家之一。

苏珊·哈克，美国迈阿密大学的哲学教授，她于牛津大学获得学士和硕士学位，于剑桥大学获得博士学位，曾先后任教于剑桥大学和华威大学。苏珊·哈克教授著有《变异逻辑》、《逻辑哲学》、《证据与探究:走向认识论的重构》、《变异逻辑与模糊逻辑》、《一位热情的稳健派的宣言:不时髦的论文集》，以及本书《理性地捍卫科学》。2004年，她被选入Peter J. King的100 Philosophers: The Life and Work of the Worlds Greatest Thinkers (New York: Barron.， 2004);次年，她被Sunday Independent (London) 誉为历来最重要的10位女性哲学家之一。

Sweeping in scope, penetrating in analysis, and generously illustrated with examples from the history of science, this new and original approach to familiar questions about scientific evidence and method tackles vital questions about science and its place in society. Writing with verve and wry humour, in a witty, direct, and accessible style, Haack takes readers beyond the "Sci...(展开全部)

Sweeping in scope, penetrating in analysis, and generously illustrated with examples from the history of science, this new and original approach to familiar questions about scientific evidence and method tackles vital questions about science and its place in society. Writing with verve and wry humour, in a witty, direct, and accessible style, Haack takes readers beyond the "Sci...(展开全部)