Renowned social critic John O'Neill takes the human body as the focal point of his inquiry into the complex relation of individuals, nature and social institutions. The body once served as the foundation for thinking about politics, society, and the world, O'Neill asserts, but this human proportion has been lost in the modern world. Carefully delineating the course and the cons...(展开全部)

Only a few books stand as landmarks in social and scientific upheaval. Norbert Wiener's classic is one in that small company. Founder of the science of cybernetics—the study of the relationship between computers and the human nervous system—Wiener was widely misunderstood as one who advocated the automation of human life. As this book reveals, his vision was much more complex a...(展开全部)

Marginalized by the scientific age with its metaphysical and philosophical systems, the lessons of the senses have been overtaken by the dominance of language and the information revolution. Exploring the deleterious effects of the systematic downgrading of the senses in Western philosophy, Michel Serres member of the Acad mie franaise and one of France's leading philosophers t...(展开全部)

The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge has been at the forefront of scientific endeavour for more than 350 years, since receiving its royal charter from Charles II in 1662. Philosophical Transactions, published in 1665, established the concepts of scientific priority and peer review and is the oldest scientific journal in continuous publication in the world...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

What is the primary quality of great design? It moves. It moves us emotionally, travels from person to person, and takes us toward something better. Designers connect and build bridges that lead us to new places and expand what is possible. We tell productive untruths, then toil to make them reality. The practice shifts like a shadow and moves the target. When it does so, the p...(展开全部)

Maintaining the standard of excellence set by the previous edition, this textbook covers the basic geometry of two- and three-dimensional spaces Written by a master expositor, leading researcher in the field, and MacArthur Fellow, it includes experiments to determine the true shape of the universe and contains illustrated examples and engaging exercises that teach mind-expandin...(展开全部)

-作者简介- 吉奥乔·阿甘本(Giorgio Agamben，1942—)，意大利哲学家，当代具有世界影响力的思想家之一，其著述跨越政治哲学、法理学、神学、本体论、艺术、美学、文学等多学科领域。他对“赤裸生命”“例外状态”“生命权力”等概念的探索塑造了当代政治哲学有关主权、生命政治及法律与暴力之关系的讨论。 -译者简介- 蓝江，1977年生，湖北荆州人。南京大学哲学学院教授博士生导师。主要研究方向为国外马克思主义、当代欧陆激进左翼思想、数字资本主义，著有《如何思考全球数字资本主义？：当代社会批判理论下的哲学反思》《一般数据、虚体与数字资本：历史唯物主义视域下的数字资本主义批判》《忠于事件本身：巴迪欧哲学思想导论》等。译有阿甘本《王国与荣耀：安济与治理的神学谱系》《什么是哲学》》《语言的圣礼：誓言考古学》及巴迪欧《存在与事件》《存在与事件2：世界的逻辑...(展开全部)

In a work of outstanding clarity and sheer brilliance Steven Pinker banishes forever fears that a biological understanding of human nature threatens humane values' - Helena Cronin, author of "The Ant and the Peacock". 'A mind blowing, mind opening expose. Pinker's profoundly positive arguments for the compatibility of biology and humanism are unrivaled for their scope and depth...(展开全部)

·出生于加拿大蒙特利尔，1976年取得麦吉尔大学心理学学士学位，1979年取得哈佛大学实验心理学博士学位。 ·1982—2003年，在麻省理工学院脑与认知科学系任教，潜心研究儿童的语言学习模式，最终成为麻省理工学院认知神经学中心的掌门人。1994年，他的《语言本能》一经出版，就成为轰动一时的畅销书，并入选《美国科学家》（American Scientist）评出的20世纪100本最佳科学书籍。 ·2003年，被聘为哈佛大学心理学教授。2008—2013年，被授予哈佛学院荣誉教授头衔。 ·2004年，当选《时代周刊》全球100位最有影响力人物。2010—2011年，两度被《外交政策》杂志评为全球顶尖思想家。在2013年《前景》杂志“最伟大思想家”的评选中，名列第三。