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）。

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.

"Introducing Chaos" explains how chaos makes its presence felt in many varieties of event, from the fluctuation of animal populations to the ups and downs of the stock market. It also examines the roots of chaos in modern mathematics and physics, and explores the relationship between chaos and complexity, the new unifying theory which suggests that all complex systems evolve fr...(展开全部)

"Introducing Chaos" explains how chaos makes its presence felt in many varieties of event, from the fluctuation of animal populations to the ups and downs of the stock market. It also examines the roots of chaos in modern mathematics and physics, and explores the relationship between chaos and complexity, the new unifying theory which suggests that all complex systems evolve fr...(展开全部)

This accessible textbook provides a clear and practical introduction to phonology, the study of sound patterns in language. Designed for students with only a basic knowledge of linguistics, it teaches in a step-by-step fashion the logical techniques of phonological analysis and the fundamental theories that underpin it. Through over sixty graded exercises, students are encourag...(展开全部)

Davud Odden，美国俄亥俄州立大学语言学系的资深教授。

Philosophy is an exciting and accessible subject, and this engaging text acquaints students with the core problems of philosophy and the many ways in which they are and have been answered. Introducing Philosophy: A Text with Integrated Readings, Eighth Edition, insists both that philosophy is very much alive today and that it is deeply rooted in the past. Accordingly, it combin...(展开全部)

For anyone intrigued by Lacan's ideas butdiscouraged by the apparent arcane quality of his writings, the lucid text and graphic illlustrations together provide the ideal introduction.