Out of Control is a summary of what we know about self-sustaining systems, both living ones such as a tropical wetland, or an artificial one, such as a computer simulation of our planet. The last chapter of the book, "The Nine Laws of God," is a distillation of the nine common principles that all life-like systems share. The major themes of the book are: As we make our machines...(展开全部)

Out of Control is a summary of what we know about self-sustaining systems, both living ones such as a tropical wetland, or an artificial one, such as a computer simulation of our planet. The last chapter of the book, "The Nine Laws of God," is a distillation of the nine common principles that all life-like systems share. The major themes of the book are: As we make our machines...(展开全部)

阿克塞尔·霍耐特(Axel Honneth) 1949年7月生，德国著名哲学家、社会理论家，法兰克福学派第三代的主要代表人物，现任法兰克福大学社会研究所所长。他的主要著作有《权力的批判》、《分裂的社会世界——社会哲学文集》、《为承认而斗争》、《正义的他者》等。他所提出的承认理论从不同于罗尔斯的正义理论角度探讨了正义问题，在两方学界产生重大影响。

In this book, his major work, Alfred Schutz attempts to provide a sound philosophical basis for the sociological theories of Max Weber. Using a Husserlian phenomenology, Schutz provides a complete and original analysis of human action and its "intended meaning."

阿克塞尔·霍耐特(Axel Honneth) 1949年7月生，德国著名哲学家、社会理论家，法兰克福学派第三代的主要代表人物，现任法兰克福大学社会研究所所长。他的主要著作有《权力的批判》、《分裂的社会世界——社会哲学文集》、《为承认而斗争》、《正义的他者》等。他所提出的承认理论从不同于罗尔斯的正义理论角度探讨了正义问题，在两方学界产生重大影响。

In this book, his major work, Alfred Schutz attempts to provide a sound philosophical basis for the sociological theories of Max Weber. Using a Husserlian phenomenology, Schutz provides a complete and original analysis of human action and its "intended meaning."

This is a landmark book on the impact of property rights on European economic development. Published over a quarter of a century ago, its stated goal is "... to suggest new paths for the study of European economic history rather than ... either [a detailed and exhaustive study or a precise empirical test that are the] ... standard formats" (p. vii). North and Thomas attempt to ...(展开全部)

This is a landmark book on the impact of property rights on European economic development. Published over a quarter of a century ago, its stated goal is "... to suggest new paths for the study of European economic history rather than ... either [a detailed and exhaustive study or a precise empirical test that are the] ... standard formats" (p. vii). North and Thomas attempt to ...(展开全部)

This book uses game theory to analyse the creation, evolution and function of economic and social institutions. The author illustrates his analysis by describing the organic or unplanned evolution of institutions such as the conventions of war, the use of money, property rights and oligopolistic pricing conventions. Professor Schotter begins by linking his work with the ideas o...(展开全部)

The impact of technology on society is clear and unmistakable. The influence of society on technology is more subtle. The 13 essays in this book draw on a wide array of case studies from cooking stoves to missile systems, from 15th­century Portugal to today's AI labs - to outline an original research program based on a synthesis of ideas from the social studies of science and t...(展开全部)