Christopher Kul-Want, philosopher and art historian, is the Director of the MA programme in Fine Art. He has published widely on romantic art and postmodern art and philosophy. His book Introducing Kant from Icon Books Ltd. was published in 1996 and a further book in the same series entitled Introducing Aesthetics will be published in Spring 2007. He is currently editing an ant...(展开全部)

Illustrated INTRODUCING guide to the pre-eminent philosopher of the Enlightenment. Immanuel Kant laid the foundations of modern Western thought. Every subsequent major philosopher owes a profound debt to Kant?s attempts to delimit human reason as an appropriate object of philosophical enquiry. And yet, Kant's relentless systematic formalism made him a controversial figure in th...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Newton was arguably the greatest scientific genius of all time, and yet he remains a mysterious figure - a secret heretic, a mystic and an alchemist. Introducing Newton explains the extraordinary ideas of a man who sifted through the knowledge of centuries and tossed out mistaken beliefs, single-handedly making enormous advances in mathematics, mechanics and optics. Ein...(展开全部)

作者：Paul Cloke、Philip Crang、Mark Goodwin 譯者：王志弘、李延輝、余佳玲、方淑惠、石尚久、陳毅峰、趙綺芳

作者：Paul Cloke、Philip Crang、Mark Goodwin 譯者：王志弘、李延輝、余佳玲、方淑惠、石尚久、陳毅峰、趙綺芳

Description This completely revised second edition of Introducing Cultural Studies gives a systematic overview of the concepts, theories, debates and latest research in this field. Reinforcing the interdisciplinary nature of Cultural Studies, this text first considers cultural theory before branching out to examine different dimensions of culture in detail. This edition contain...(展开全部)

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.

This revised edition of Introducing Cultural Studies gives a systematic overview of the concepts, theories and latest research in the expanding field of Cultural Studies. Reinforcing the interdisciplinary nature of Cultural Studies, the text begins with a presentation of cultural theory and then looks at different dimensions of culture in detail, including coverage of important...(展开全部)

In 1945, disguised in German greatcoat and helmet, Mussolini attempted to escape from the advancing Allied armies. Unfortunately for him, the convoy of which he was part was stopped by partisans and his features, made so familiar by Fascist propaganda, gave him away. Within 24 hours he was executed by his captors, joining those he sent early to their graves as an outcome of his...(展开全部)