Newly uncovered illuminations from the Renaissance depicting miraculous phenomena The Book of Miracles that first surfaced a few years ago and recently made its way into an American private collection is one of the most spectacular new discoveries in the field of Renaissance art. The nearly complete surviving illustrated manuscript, which was created in the Swabian Imperial Fre...(展开全部)

In this highly original book the author addresses the question of how we are to conceive of human reasoning in a situation where there are no global, privileged points of view. Drawing on the work of Nietzsche and Heidegger, Vattimo proposes a conception of thought based on a differencea -- a conception which accepts the fragmentation of knowledge and renounces the quest for t...(展开全部)

English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. It is democratic, ever-changing and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultures. English runs through the heart of world finance, medicine and the Internet, and it is understood by around two thousand million people across the world. Yet it was very nearly wiped out in its early years. In this book Me...(展开全部)

布鲁斯•H•利普顿 精神学方面蜚声国际的权威，新生物学的领军人物。曾在威斯康星大学医学院教授细胞生物学，之后在斯坦福大学医学院进行开拓性研究。此外，利普顿担任过多个电视节目和广播节目的特邀演讲嘉宾，并是许多美国国内和国际研讨会的主题发言人。2009年，因在生物学上的突出贡献，利普顿获得世界性的Goi Peace Award奖。

Third volume of the series in which Anne goes to college.

The scuba-diving philosopher who wrote Other Minds explores the origins of animal consciousness Dip below the ocean’s surface and you are soon confronted by forms of life that could not seem more foreign to our own: sea sponges, soft corals, and serpulid worms, whose rooted bodies, intricate geometry, and flower-like appendages are more reminiscent of plant life or even archite...(展开全部)

Dip below the ocean’s surface and you are soon confronted by forms of life that could not seem more foreign to our own: sea sponges, soft corals, and serpulid worms, whose rooted bodies, intricate geometry, and flower-like appendages are more reminiscent of plant life or even architecture than anything recognizably animal. Yet these creatures are our cousins. As fellow members ...(展开全部)

'Hilarious SF satire. Douglas Adams said it was the only thing like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, although written ten years earlier. It's wonderful' Neil Gaiman This madcap cosmic farce relates the adventures of the hapless human Carmody, as he attempts to make his way home to Earth after winning the grand prize in the Intergalactic Sweepstake, encountering parallel wo...(展开全部)

彼得·辛格（Peter Singer） 澳大利亚著名道德哲学家，现代效用主义代表人物，全球动物解放（保护）运动的倡导者，曾任国际伦理学学会主席、美国普林斯顿大学生物伦理学教授、澳大利亚墨尔本大学应用哲学与公共伦理中心荣誉教授，专事应用伦理学的研究。 他于 1946年6月6日出生于澳大利亚墨尔本。父亲和母亲是奥地利被纳粹攻占后的犹太移民。1938 年他们从维也纳逃到澳大利亚。彼得 · 辛格的父亲是位成功的茶与咖啡进口商，祖父曾与弗洛伊德共同发表多篇文章。他有三位祖辈死于大屠杀。 他师从英国道德哲学家理查德 · 麦尔文· 黑尔（RichardMervyn Hare）教授，于1971年获得了牛津大学博士学位。他先后在牛津大学、纽约大学、莫纳什大学及普林斯顿大学等高校执教，曾在莫纳什大学成立人类生物伦理学中心。 1971年，《饥荒，富裕与道德 》（ Fami...(展开全部)