In this witty, accessible, and revealing book, McCloskey demystifies economic theory and practice to show that behind the economists claim to certainty is the ancient art of storytelling. "If You're So Smart" will engage, enlighten, and empower anyone trying to evaluate the experts who stand ready to engineer our lives. "Writing with delicious wit and great seriousness."-- "Pub...(展开全部)

In this witty, accessible, and revealing book, McCloskey demystifies economic theory and practice to show that behind the economists claim to certainty is the ancient art of storytelling. "If You're So Smart" will engage, enlighten, and empower anyone trying to evaluate the experts who stand ready to engineer our lives. "Writing with delicious wit and great seriousness."-- "Pub...(展开全部)

This work presents G.A. Cohen's Gifford Lectures, delivered at the University of Edinburgh in 1996. Focusing on Marxism and Rawlsian liberalism, Cohen draws a connection between these thought systems and the choices that shape a person's life. In the case of Marxism, the relevant life is his own: a communist upbringing in the 1940s in Montreal, which induced a belief in a stron...(展开全部)

G·A·科恩，美国波士顿大学教授；译者霍政欣，中国政法大学讲师

This work presents G.A. Cohen's Gifford Lectures, delivered at the University of Edinburgh in 1996. Focusing on Marxism and Rawlsian liberalism, Cohen draws a connection between these thought systems and the choices that shape a person's life. In the case of Marxism, the relevant life is his own: a communist upbringing in the 1940s in Montreal, which induced a belief in a stron...(展开全部)

G·A·科恩，美国波士顿大学教授；译者霍政欣，中国政法大学讲师

In recent political debates there has been a significant change in the valence of the word “experts” from a superlative to a near pejorative, typically accompanied by a recitation of experts’ many failures and misdeeds. In topics as varied as Brexit, climate change and vaccinations there is a palpable mistrust of experts and a tendency to dismiss their advice. Are we witnessing...(展开全部)

In recent political debates there has been a significant change in the valence of the word “experts” from a superlative to a near pejorative, typically accompanied by a recitation of experts’ many failures and misdeeds. In topics as varied as Brexit, climate change and vaccinations there is a palpable mistrust of experts and a tendency to dismiss their advice. Are we witnessing...(展开全部)

Despite its small stature, "if" occupies a central place both in everyday language and the philosophical lexicon. In allowing us to talk about hypothetical situations, "if" raises a host of thorny philosophical puzzles about language and logic. Addressing them requires tools from linguistics, logic, probability theory, and metaphysics. Justin Khoo uses these tools to navigate a...(展开全部)

弗雷德里克•维塞，1980年代中成为摄影家，曾被法国明星伊莎贝拉•阿佳妮特别邀请为Madame Figaro拍摄图片，此后与众多法国明星及法国、美国时尚杂志拍摄照片，合作过的杂志包括《名利场》、Fair US、《滚石》、意大利版vogue、《嘉人》、Madame Figaro等。 伊莎贝尔•多玛，她是私人造型设计师，作家，记者，还是拥有众多粉丝的新一代时尚教主。她在时尚杂志工作七年，她的时尚博客因为热爱时尚的女性提供个性化指导而名声大噪。她认为为每个不同的人找到他们独特的时尚方式才是时尚的真正价值所在。