"Infinitely Demanding" is the clearest, boldest and most systematic statement of Simon Critchley's influential views on philosophy, ethics and politics. Part diagnosis of the times, part theoretical analysis of the impasses and possibilities of ethics and politics, part manifesto, "Infinitely Demanding" identifies a massive political disappointment at the heart of liberal democ...(展开全部)

Are we entitled to be confident that our moral judgements can be objective? Can they express insights into aspects of reality, rather than mere feelings, tastes, desires, decisions, upbringing, or conventions? Why must we consider some of our choices to be free, and how do our free choices matter? How far should our moral judgements be based on assessments of expected consequen...(展开全部)

Acrucial analysis and discussion of three principles that have been crucial to the development of ""moral thinking"" as we understand it today: Utilitarianism, Egoism and Intuitionism. Sidgwick's examination of ethical behavior, and more importantly, how humans develop these standards,still informs Libertarian politics today. Sidgwick is one of the most highly respected philoso...(展开全部)

Are we entitled to be confident that our moral judgements can be objective? Can they express insights into aspects of reality, rather than mere feelings, tastes, desires, decisions, upbringing, or conventions? Why must we consider some of our choices to be free, and how do our free choices matter? How far should our moral judgements be based on assessments of expected consequen...(展开全部)

Acrucial analysis and discussion of three principles that have been crucial to the development of ""moral thinking"" as we understand it today: Utilitarianism, Egoism and Intuitionism. Sidgwick's examination of ethical behavior, and more importantly, how humans develop these standards,still informs Libertarian politics today. Sidgwick is one of the most highly respected philoso...(展开全部)

Theories of Ethics offers a comprehensive survey of the major schools and figures in moral philosophy, from Socrates to the present day. Written entirely in non-technical language, it aims to be introductory without being elementary, so that readers may quickly engage with selected readings from classic sources. The writings of major philosophers are explained in a structured e...(展开全部)

A powerful, surreal novel, in the tradition of Gogol, about the chaotic events surrounding the arrival of a circus in a small Hungarian town. The Melancholy of Resistance, Laszlo Krasznahorkai's magisterial, surreal novel, depicts a chain of mysterious events in a small Hungarian town. A circus, promising to display the stuffed body of the largest whale in the world, arrives in...(展开全部)

The Melancholy of Resistance, László Krasznahorkai's magisterial, surreal novel, depicts a chain of mysterious events in a small Hungarian town. A circus, promising to display the stuffed body of the largest whale in the world, arrives in the dead of winter, prompting bizarre rumours. Word spreads that the circus folk have a sinister purpose in mind, and the frightened citizens...(展开全部)

拉斯洛是匈牙利著名编剧和小说家，代表作品包括《撒旦的探戈》《战争与战争》《反抗的忧郁》等。1985年，他的处女作《撒旦探戈》在文坛备受赞誉。1987年，拉斯洛凭借德国文化交流基金会的奖金移居柏林，并在那里获得了国际文学圈的关注。1993年，拉斯洛凭借小说《反抗的忧郁》获得德国年度最佳文学作品奖。 1994年，拉斯洛与匈牙利导演贝拉•塔尔合作改编的7小时史诗电影《撒旦探戈》，成为了电影史上的经典作品。90年代末与汉学家妻子结婚以后，他曾频繁访问蒙古、中国和日本，并于这一时期出版了《乌兰巴托的囚犯》《战争与战争》《西王母的下凡》等经典作品。 2004年，拉斯洛获得科苏特奖——匈牙利最重要的文学奖。 2015年，拉斯洛获得布克国际文学奖。 译者简介： 余泽民是旅匈作家、翻译家，北京第二外国语学院特聘讲课教授。翻译匈牙利作品二十余部，包括克拉斯诺霍尔卡伊《撒...(展开全部)

拉斯洛是匈牙利著名编剧和小说家，代表作品包括《撒旦的探戈》《战争与战争》《反抗的忧郁》等。1985年，他的处女作《撒旦探戈》在文坛备受赞誉。1987年，拉斯洛凭借德国文化交流基金会的奖金移居柏林，并在那里获得了国际文学圈的关注。1993年，拉斯洛凭借小说《反抗的忧郁》获得德国年度最佳文学作品奖。 1994年，拉斯洛与匈牙利导演贝拉•塔尔合作改编的7小时史诗电影《撒旦探戈》，成为了电影史上的经典作品。90年代末与汉学家妻子结婚以后，他曾频繁访问蒙古、中国和日本，并于这一时期出版了《乌兰巴托的囚犯》《战争与战争》《西王母的下凡》等经典作品。 2004年，拉斯洛获得科苏特奖——匈牙利最重要的文学奖。 2015年，拉斯洛获得布克国际文学奖。 译者简介： 余泽民是旅匈作家、翻译家，北京第二外国语学院特聘讲课教授。翻译匈牙利作品二十余部，包括克拉斯诺霍尔卡伊《撒...(展开全部)