In this important study Ernst Cassirer analyzes the non-rational thought processes that go to make up culture. He demonstrates that beneath both language and myth there lies an unconscious "grammar" of experience, whose categories and canons are not those of logical thought. He shows that this prelogical "logic" is not merely an undeveloped state of rationality, but something b...(展开全部)

Language is central to our lives, the cultural tool that arguably sets us apart from other species. Some scientists have argued that language is innate, a type of unique human 'instinct' pre-programmed in us from birth. In this book, Vyvyan Evans argues that this received wisdom is, in fact, a myth. Debunking the notion of a language 'instinct', Evans demonstrates that language...(展开全部)

Vyvyan Evans is a member of faculty in the Department of Linguistics and English Language, and the Centre for Research in Cognitive Science, at the University of Sussex. Melanie Green is a member of faculty in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Sussex.

Language is central to our lives, the cultural tool that arguably sets us apart from other species. Some scientists have argued that language is innate, a type of unique human 'instinct' pre-programmed in us from birth. In this book, Vyvyan Evans argues that this received wisdom is, in fact, a myth. Debunking the notion of a language 'instinct', Evans demonstrates that language...(展开全部)

Vyvyan Evans is a member of faculty in the Department of Linguistics and English Language, and the Centre for Research in Cognitive Science, at the University of Sussex. Melanie Green is a member of faculty in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Sussex.

在线阅读本书 In addresses written for a wide general audience, one of the twentieth century's most prominent thinkers, Claude Levi-Strauss, here offers the insights of a lifetime on the crucial questions of human existence. Responding to questions as varied as 'Can there be meaning in chaos?', 'What can science learn from myth?' and 'What is structuralism?', Levi-Strauss presents,...(展开全部)

斯坦利·麦克里斯特尔（Stanley McChrystal） 美国陆军四星上将，曾担任美军驻阿富汗以及国际安全援助部队的指挥官，联合参谋部主任和联合特种作战司令部的指挥官。他的前两本书《重任在肩》和《赋能》均为国际畅销书。退役后，他成为耶鲁大学杰克逊全球事务学院的高级研究员，以及领导力咨询公司麦克里斯特尔集团的合伙人。2020年11月，他成为美国当选总统拜登国安顾问团队成员。 杰夫·埃格斯（Jeff Eggers） 曾在美国海豹突击队服役20年，并曾任美国总统国家安全事务特别助理。现为麦克里斯特尔集团领导力研究所的执行主任。 贾森·曼戈内（Jay Mangone） 曾在美国海军陆战队服役四年，随后在阿斯彭研究所、服役一年联盟和纽约市退伍军人服务部任职。

斯坦利·麦克里斯特尔（Stanley McChrystal） 美国陆军四星上将，曾担任美军驻阿富汗以及国际安全援助部队的指挥官，联合参谋部主任和联合特种作战司令部的指挥官。他的前两本书《重任在肩》和《赋能》均为国际畅销书。退役后，他成为耶鲁大学杰克逊全球事务学院的高级研究员，以及领导力咨询公司麦克里斯特尔集团的合伙人。2020年11月，他成为美国当选总统拜登国安顾问团队成员。 杰夫·埃格斯（Jeff Eggers） 曾在美国海豹突击队服役20年，并曾任美国总统国家安全事务特别助理。现为麦克里斯特尔集团领导力研究所的执行主任。 贾森·曼戈内（Jay Mangone） 曾在美国海军陆战队服役四年，随后在阿斯彭研究所、服役一年联盟和纽约市退伍军人服务部任职。

This is the third edition of Chomsky's outstanding collection of essays on language and mind, first published in 2006. The first six chapters, originally published in the 1960s, made a groundbreaking contribution to linguistic theory. This edition complements them with an additional chapter and a new preface, bringing Chomsky's influential approach into the twenty-first century...(展开全部)

This is the third edition of Chomsky's outstanding collection of essays on language and mind, first published in 2006. The first six chapters, originally published in the 1960s, made a groundbreaking contribution to linguistic theory. This edition complements them with an additional chapter and a new preface, bringing Chomsky's influential approach into the twenty-first century...(展开全部)