Introducing Consciousness starts with the problem of the philosophical relation between mind and matter, explains the historical origins of this problem, and traces different scientific attempts to explain consciousness. Along the way, readers will be introduced to zombies and Chinese Rooms, ghosts in machines and Schrodinger's cat.

戴维·帕皮瑙，在特立尼达、英格兰和南非完成学业。他获得了数学和哲学学位，曾在雷丁大学、麦考瑞大学（悉尼）、伯克贝克学院（伦敦）以及剑桥大学任教。他现在是伦敦国王学院的哲学教授，著有《社会科学中的科学》（For Science in the Social Sciences，1978）、《理论与意义》（Theory and Meaning，1979）、《实在与表象》（Reality and Representation，1987）、《哲学自然主义》（PhilosophicalⅣaturalism，1993），以及《思考意识）（Thinking about Consciousness，2001）。主编有《科学哲学》（Philosophy of Science，1996）。

戴维·帕皮瑙，在特立尼达、英格兰和南非完成学业。他获得了数学和哲学学位，曾在雷丁大学、麦考瑞大学（悉尼）、伯克贝克学院（伦敦）以及剑桥大学任教。他现在是伦敦国王学院的哲学教授，著有《社会科学中的科学》（For Science in the Social Sciences，1978）、《理论与意义》（Theory and Meaning，1979）、《实在与表象》（Reality and Representation，1987）、《哲学自然主义》（PhilosophicalⅣaturalism，1993），以及《思考意识）（Thinking about Consciousness，2001）。主编有《科学哲学》（Philosophy of Science，1996）。

The concept of intersectionality has become a central topic in academic and activist circles alike. But what exactly does it mean, and why has it emerged as such a vital lens through which to explore how social inequalities of race, class, gender, sexuality, age, ability, and ethnicity shape one another? In this fully revised and expanded second edition of their popular text, P...(展开全部)

The study of networks, including computer networks, social networks, and biological networks, has attracted enormous interest in the last few years. The rise of the Internet and the wide availability of inexpensive computers have made it possible to gather and analyze network data on an unprecedented scale, and the development of new theoretical tools has allowed us to extract ...(展开全部)

When first published in 1980, Dialectology broke new ground by integrating urban dialectology (sociolinguistics), dialect geography and spatial variation into a cohesive discipline. In this second edition, the authors take account of the renaissance of dialect research in the last twenty years. They offer new sections on dialectometry and mapping variability, a revised section ...(展开全部)

Throughout Microeconomics, 2nd Edition, authors Daron Acemoglu, David Laibson, and John List use real economic questions and data to help students learn about the world around them. Taking a fresh approach, they use the themes of optimization, equilibrium, and empiricism to not only illustrate the power of simple economic ideas, but also to explain and predict what’s happening ...(展开全部)

The concept of intersectionality has become a central topic in academic and activist circles alike. But what exactly does it mean, and why has it emerged as such a vital lens through which to explore how social inequalities of race, class, gender, sexuality, age, ability, and ethnicity shape one another? In this fully revised and expanded second edition of their popular text, P...(展开全部)

The study of networks, including computer networks, social networks, and biological networks, has attracted enormous interest in the last few years. The rise of the Internet and the wide availability of inexpensive computers have made it possible to gather and analyze network data on an unprecedented scale, and the development of new theoretical tools has allowed us to extract ...(展开全部)