"Intention", first published in 1957, has acquired the status of a modern philosophical classic. The book attempts to show in detail that the natural and widely accepted picture of what we mean by an intention gives rise to insoluble problems and must be abandoned.

"Intention", first published in 1957, has acquired the status of a modern philosophical classic. The book attempts to show in detail that the natural and widely accepted picture of what we mean by an intention gives rise to insoluble problems and must be abandoned.

"Andrés Barba needs no advice. He has already created a world that is perfectly realized and has a craft that is inappropriate for a writer of his age." —Mario Vargas Llosa, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Nothing is simple for the men and women in Andrés Barba's stories. As they go about their lives, they are each tested by a single, destructive obsession. A runner pu...(展开全部)

琳内·麦克塔格特（Lynne McTaggart），国际知名作家，美国记者，专门从事现象调查及报道，并创建了一个念力全球网（www.theintentionexperiment.com）。其他著作还包括《疗愈场》、《念力的秘密》等。她在20世纪80年代中期旅居英格兰，创办了一份时事通讯《医师对你隐瞒的事情》，如今每期发行几十万份，1999年这份时事通讯被汇总出版，名为《医师对你隐瞒的事情》。

This collection of essays by one of the most prominent and internationally respected philosophers of action theory is concerned with deepening our understanding of the notion of intention. In Bratman's view, when we settle on a plan for action we are committing ourselves to future conduct in ways that help support important forms of coordination and organization both within the...(展开全部)

A "beginning," especially as embodied in much modern thought, is its own method, Edward Said argues in this classic treatise on the role of the intellectual and the goal of criticism. Distinguishing between "origin," which is divine, mythical, and privileged, and "beginning," which is secular and humanly produced, Said traces the ramifications and diverse understandings of the ...(展开全部)

G. E. M. Anscombe's Intention, firmly established the philosophy of action as a distinctive field of inquiry. Donald Davidson called this 94-page book "the most important treatment of action since Aristotle." But until quite recently, few scholars recognized the magnitude of Anscombe's philosophical achievement. This collection of ten essays elucidates some of the more challeng...(展开全部)

这位全球最受爱戴、最敢于直言的公共知识分子，带来了一本关于批评本质的启迪之作。 “什么是开端？为了开始，我们必须做什么？作为一项活动、一个时刻或一个地点，开端有何特别之处？” 《开端》一书由此开篇。爱德华·W·萨义德是《东方主义》、《巴勒斯坦问题》等开创性著作的作者，也是我们这个时代最受赞誉的公共知识分子之一。萨义德追溯了人类历史上对“开端”的不同理解，并指出“开端”本身就是一种方法，是创造意义的第一步。它激发了对既有传统的突破，也赋予了新文本以生命。 萨义德一如既往地坚持既有人道又具有社会责任感的批评。 《开端》远不止于写作：它探讨的是想象与行动，以及实现人类意图时对自由与发明的限制。本书是一部关于知识分子角色和批评价值的经典且必要的论述。 From one of the world's most beloved and outspoken pub...(展开全部)

A "beginning," especially as embodied in much modern thought, is its own method, Edward Said argues in this classic treatise on the role of the intellectual and the goal of criticism. Distinguishing between "origin," which is divine, mythical, and privileged, and "beginning," which is secular and humanly produced, Said traces the ramifications and diverse understandings of the ...(展开全部)

G. E. M. Anscombe's Intention, firmly established the philosophy of action as a distinctive field of inquiry. Donald Davidson called this 94-page book "the most important treatment of action since Aristotle." But until quite recently, few scholars recognized the magnitude of Anscombe's philosophical achievement. This collection of ten essays elucidates some of the more challeng...(展开全部)