This brief text assists students in understanding Rorty's philosophy and thinking so that they can more fully engage in useful, intelligent class dialogue and improve their understanding of course content. Part of the "Wadsworth Philosophers Series," (which will eventually consist of approximately 100 titles, each focusing on a single "thinker" from ancient times to the present...(展开全部)

On his death in 2007, Richard Rorty was heralded by the "New York Times" as "one of the world's most influential contemporary thinkers." Controversial on the left and the right for his critiques of objectivity and political radicalism, Rorty experienced a renown denied to all but a handful of living philosophers. In this masterly biography, Neil Gross explores the path of Rorty...(展开全部)

尼尔·格罗斯（Neil Gross），1971年6月生，2002年获威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校博士学位。格罗斯曾于普林斯顿大学、不列颠哥伦比亚大学、哈佛大学和南加州大学任教，现为美国科尔比学院社会学教授、社会学系主任，主要研究领域包括社会学理论、政治学和警察学。曾在《美国社会学评论》《社会学年度评论》《社会学理论》等期刊上发表多篇文章。2008年，格罗斯出版了专著《理查德·罗蒂：一位美国哲人的诞生》，该书一经出版即引起广泛关注。哲学家巴里·艾伦（Barry Allen）指出，格罗斯通过梳理罗蒂的生平，“构建了一种观念社会学理论”。社会学家尼尔·麦克劳林（Neil Mclaughlin）高度评价了格罗斯“细致的档案研究、创新的理论综合及其巨大贡献”。

In this short book, based upon his Spinoza Lectures at the University of Amsterdam, Robert B. Brandom offers a pragmatist approach to representation and reality, drawing on Richard Rorty and Hegel. During the last decade of his life, Rorty emphasized the anti-authoritarian credentials of his pragmatism. He came to see pragmatism as the fighting faith of a second phase of the En...(展开全部)

On 'What is History?' provides a student introduction to contemporary historiographical debates. Carr and Elton are still the starting point for the vast majority of introductory courses on the nature of history. Building on his highly successful Rethinking History, Keith Jenkins explores in greater detail the influence of these key figures. He argues that historians need to mo...(展开全部)

On 'What is History?' provides a student introduction to contemporary historiographical debates. Carr and Elton are still the starting point for the vast majority of introductory courses on the nature of history. Building on his highly successful Rethinking History, Keith Jenkins explores in greater detail the influence of these key figures. He argues that historians need to mo...(展开全部)

A candid and indispensable primer on all aspects of advertising from the man Time has called "the most sought after wizard in the business". 223 photos. 点击链接进入中文版： 一个广告人的自白

A candid and indispensable primer on all aspects of advertising from the man Time has called "the most sought after wizard in the business". 223 photos. 点击链接进入中文版： 一个广告人的自白

Gilles Deleuze has produced some of the most important -- and most formidable -- theory on cinema to appear in the last half-century. Deleuze on Cinema provides a thorough and reliable guide to Deleuze's thought on the art of film, elucidating in clear language the shape and thrust of Deleuze's arguments found in his influential books on cinema.

Gilles Deleuze has produced some of the most important -- and most formidable -- theory on cinema to appear in the last half-century. Deleuze on Cinema provides a thorough and reliable guide to Deleuze's thought on the art of film, elucidating in clear language the shape and thrust of Deleuze's arguments found in his influential books on cinema.