Philippe Descola holds the chair of anthropology and heads the Laboratoire d’anthropologie sociale at the Collège de France. He also teaches at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales. Among his previous books to appear in English are In the Society of Nature and The Spears of Twilight.

Philippe Descola holds the chair of anthropology and heads the Laboratoire d’anthropologie sociale at the Collège de France. He also teaches at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales. Among his previous books to appear in English are In the Society of Nature and The Spears of Twilight.

Présentation de l'éditeur Prendre l'expérience de vie consciente, et par conséquent notre puissance de vie dans le corps vécu et la conscience, comme " fil conducteur", telle est l'orientation de ce livre. Les analyses ici proposées visent à rendre manifeste le subtil tissage de sens qui relie subjectivité, corps vivant et univers. La subjectivité n'est pas une tour d'ivoire, t...(展开全部)

克洛德·列维-斯特劳斯，法国著名的社会人类学家、哲学家，法兰西科学院院士，结构主义人类创始人。早年在巴黎大学主修哲学与法律，1934-1937年在巴西圣保罗大学教授社会学，并从事巴西土著之田野研究。1948年返法，1959年出任法兰西学院教授。作为20世纪最伟大的人类学家之一，他的影响波及人类学、语言学、哲学、历史等诸多领域。主要著有《结构人类学家》（1～２）、《神话学》（4卷）、《野性的思维》等。

Clouds have been objects of delight and fascination throughout human history, their fleeting magnificence and endless variety having inspired scientists and daydreamers alike. Described by Aristophanes as "the patron goddesses of idle men", clouds and the ever-changing patterns they create have long symbolized the restlessness and unpredictability of nature, and yet they are al...(展开全部)

Philippe Descola has become one of the most important anthropologists working today, and Beyond Nature and Culture has been a major influence in European intellectual life since its French publication in 2005. Here, finally, it is brought to English-language readers. At its heart is a question central to both anthropology and philosophy: what is the relationship between nature ...(展开全部)

Philippe Descola has become one of the most important anthropologists working today, and Beyond Nature and Culture has been a major influence in European intellectual life since its French publication in 2005. Here, finally, it is brought to English-language readers. At its heart is a question central to both anthropology and philosophy: what is the relationship between nature ...(展开全部)

A natural and cultural history of wind from ancient deity to Twister . By turns creative and destructive, wind spreads seeds, fills sails, and disperses the energy of the sun. Worshipped since antiquity, wind has molded planets, determined battles, and shaped the evolution of life on earth—yet this invisible element remains intangible and unpredictable. In this book, Louise M....(展开全部)

Philippe Descola has become one of the most important anthropologists working today, and Beyond Nature and Culture has been a major influence in European intellectual life since its French publication in 2005. Here, finally, it is brought to English-language readers. At its heart is a question central to both anthropology and philosophy: what is the relationship between nature ...(展开全部)

Philippe Descola has become one of the most important anthropologists working today, and Beyond Nature and Culture has been a major influence in European intellectual life since its French publication in 2005. Here, finally, it is brought to English-language readers. At its heart is a question central to both anthropology and philosophy: what is the relationship between nature ...(展开全部)