The Metamorphosis of Plants, published in 1790, was Goethe's first major attempt to describe what he called in a letter to a friend "the truth about the how of the organism." Inspired by the diversity of flora he found on a journey to Italy, Goethe sought a unity of form in diverse structures. He came to see in the leaf the germ of a plant's metamorphosis--"the true Proteus who...(展开全部)

This highly acclaimed, prize-winning biography of one of the foremost political philosophers of the twentieth century is here reissued in a trade paperback edition for a new generation of readers. In a new preface the author offers an account of writings by and about Arendt that have appeared since the book’s 1982 publication, providing a reassessment of her subject’s life and ...(展开全部)

1900年出生于德国法兰克福。曾在法兰克福精神分析研究所和社会研究所工作，并成为法兰克福学派的重要代表。1933年赴美讲学，开设私人诊所。1974年移居瑞士，继续从事研究和著述。1980年卒于瑞士洛迦。 弗罗姆是精神分析学家，又是哲学家，是当代西方精神分析学派的理论权威，影响广大而深远。继弗洛伊德的“无意识”，荣格的“集体无意识”之后，弗罗姆提出的“社会无意识”，成为了无意识理论发展史上树立的第三个里程碑。他提出的精神分析学说无论在人格理论、梦的分析、精神治疗以及伦理学等方面都有独到的见解。他融合当代西方哲学、社会学、人类学、史学和宗教等多种学科的思想成果，来探索人性和灵魂的奥秘，在精神分析社会文化学派中可谓独树一帜。

1900年出生于德国法兰克福。曾在法兰克福精神分析研究所和社会研究所工作，并成为法兰克福学派的重要代表。1933年赴美讲学，开设私人诊所。1974年移居瑞士，继续从事研究和著述。1980年卒于瑞士洛迦。 弗罗姆是精神分析学家，又是哲学家，是当代西方精神分析学派的理论权威，影响广大而深远。继弗洛伊德的“无意识”，荣格的“集体无意识”之后，弗罗姆提出的“社会无意识”，成为了无意识理论发展史上树立的第三个里程碑。他提出的精神分析学说无论在人格理论、梦的分析、精神治疗以及伦理学等方面都有独到的见解。他融合当代西方哲学、社会学、人类学、史学和宗教等多种学科的思想成果，来探索人性和灵魂的奥秘，在精神分析社会文化学派中可谓独树一帜。

“When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin.” With this startling, bizarre, yet surprisingly funny first sentence, Kafka begins his masterpiece, The Metamorphosis. It is the story of a young man who, transformed overnight into a giant beetlelike insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his famil...(展开全部)

“When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin.” With this startling, bizarre, yet surprisingly funny first sentence, Kafka begins his masterpiece, The Metamorphosis. It is the story of a young man who, transformed overnight into a giant beetlelike insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his famil...(展开全部)

Imagine beetles ejecting defensive sprays as hot as boiling water; female moths holding their mates for ransom; caterpillars disguising themselves as flowers by fastening petals to their bodies; termites emitting a viscous glue to rally fellow soldiers--and you will have entered an insect world once beyond imagining, a world observed and described down to its tiniest astonis...(展开全部)

In 1645 the Japanese samurai Musashi Miamoto wrote "A Book of Five Rings," which described the attitudes necessary for individual success. Though he was a swordsman, his book was not limited to combat but addressed the much broader question of how to achieve excellence in life through study, discipline, and planning. It is still avidly read in Japan today. Arthur Kornberg's b...(展开全部)

In 1645 the Japanese samurai Musashi Miamoto wrote "A Book of Five Rings," which described the attitudes necessary for individual success. Though he was a swordsman, his book was not limited to combat but addressed the much broader question of how to achieve excellence in life through study, discipline, and planning. It is still avidly read in Japan today. Arthur Kornberg's b...(展开全部)

The Metamorphosis first published in 1915, it has been cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is studied in colleges and universities across the Western world. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into a large, monstrous insect-like creature. The cause of Samsa's transformation is never revealed, and Kafka himself never gave an explanation. The rest of Kafka's novella deals with Gregor's attempts to adjust to his new condition as he deals with being burdensome to his parents and sister, who are repulsed by the horrible, verminous creature Gregor has become.