Lewis Mumford's massive historical study brings together a wide array of evidence--from the earliest group habitats to medieval towns to the modern centers of commerce (as well as dozens of black-and-white illustrations)--to show how the urban form has changed throughout human civilization. His tone is ultimately somewhat pessimistic: Mumford was deeply concerned with what he v...(展开全部)

Lewis Mumford's massive historical study brings together a wide array of evidence--from the earliest group habitats to medieval towns to the modern centers of commerce (as well as dozens of black-and-white illustrations)--to show how the urban form has changed throughout human civilization. His tone is ultimately somewhat pessimistic: Mumford was deeply concerned with what he v...(展开全部)

乔治·莱考夫(George Lakoff)，生成语义学、认知语言学的主要创始人。早年在麻省理工学院主修数学与文学。1966年获印第安纳大学语言学博士学位。1971—1972年任职于斯坦福大学行为科学研究中心；1972年起任职于加利福尼亚大学伯克利校区语言学系。代表性著作有《我们赖以生存的隐喻》(与马克·约翰逊合著)、《女人、火与危险事物：范畴显露的心智》、《肉身哲学：亲身心智及其向西方思想的挑战》(与马克·约翰逊合著)等。 马克·约翰逊 (Mark Johnson)，美国哲学家、认知科学家。早年在堪萨斯大学主修哲学与文学。1977年获芝加哥大学哲学博士学位。其后任职于南伊利诺大学哲学系；1994年起任俄勒冈大学人文暨科学讲座教授。1979年结识莱考夫，并开始长期合作。著有《隐喻的哲学透视》《心智中的身体：意义、想象和理性的身体基础》《道德想象：伦理学...(展开全部)

This is the story of a Chinese doctor, his book, and the creatures that danced within its pages. The Monkey and the Inkpot introduces natural history in sixteenth-century China through the iconic Bencao gangmu (Systematic materia medica) of Li Shizhen (1518–1593). The encyclopedic Bencao gangmu is widely lauded as a classic embodiment of pre-modern Chinese medical thought. In t...(展开全部)

This is the story of a Chinese doctor, his book, and the creatures that danced within its pages. The Monkey and the Inkpot introduces natural history in sixteenth-century China through the iconic Bencao gangmu (Systematic materia medica) of Li Shizhen (1518–1593). The encyclopedic Bencao gangmu is widely lauded as a classic embodiment of pre-modern Chinese medical thought. In t...(展开全部)

Two leading thinkers offer a blueprint for a new philosophy. "Their ambition is massive, their argument important.…The authors engage in a sort of metaphorical genome project, attempting to delineate the genetic code of human thought." -The New York Times Book Review "This book will be an instant academic best-seller." -Mark Turner, University of Maryland This is philosoph...(展开全部)

Two leading thinkers offer a blueprint for a new philosophy. "Their ambition is massive, their argument important.…The authors engage in a sort of metaphorical genome project, attempting to delineate the genetic code of human thought." -The New York Times Book Review "This book will be an instant academic best-seller." -Mark Turner, University of Maryland This is philosoph...(展开全部)