在本书中，约翰.弗里德曼阐述了西方政治理论中的一个中心问题：历史是如何并且在多大程度上被理性所引导的。他将规划称为对知行关系的综合考虑，在此基础上回顾了规划思想与实践的主要知识传统。其中，有三个传统，即社会改革，政策分析和社会认知主要是从公共管理的角度出发的。规划的第四个传统是社会运动。这个传统主要形塑于乌托邦主义、无政府主义、历史唯物主义以及其他的激进思想，它是从自下而上的角度来观察社会的结构性变迁的。 以上是本书的第一部分，介绍了一些基本的概念。在第二部分里，作者继续追溯这些传统所形成的主要历史阶段。由圣西门的远见卓识开始，作者对孔德、马克思、杜威、曼海姆、特格韦尔*、芒福德、西门和哈贝马斯等一系列思想家的贡献一一评价。 第三部分作者阐释了自己的看待规划的视角，即从一种非技术的角度出发，辩证的对待规划，将其视为一个恢复政治共同体的途径。 (特格韦...(展开全部)

With his writings on phenomenology, psychoanalysis, Marxism, ideology, and religion, Paul Ricoeur has single-handedly redefined and revitalized the hermeneutic tradition. From Text to Action is an essential companion to the now classic The Conflict of Interpretations. Here, Ricoeur continues and extends his project of constructing a general theory of interpretation, positioning...(展开全部)

With his writings on phenomenology, psychoanalysis, Marxism, ideology, and religion, Paul Ricoeur has single-handedly redefined and revitalized the hermeneutic tradition. From Text to Action is an essential companion to the now classic The Conflict of Interpretations. Here, Ricoeur continues and extends his project of constructing a general theory of interpretation, positioning...(展开全部)

This new collection of essays opens with a pivotal essay, not previously published, on the implications of the moral duties which arise out of concern for the well-being of others. The first part of the book concentrates on the consequences of two central aspects of well-being: the importance of membership in groups - the role of belonging - and the active character of well-bei...(展开全部)

This new collection of essays opens with a pivotal essay, not previously published, on the implications of the moral duties which arise out of concern for the well-being of others. The first part of the book concentrates on the consequences of two central aspects of well-being: the importance of membership in groups - the role of belonging - and the active character of well-bei...(展开全部)

How can we know? How can we attain justified belief? These traditional questions in epistemology have inspired philosophers for centuries. Now, in this exceptional work, Alvin Goldman, distinguished scholar and leader in the fields of epistemology and mind, approaches such inquiries as legitimate methods or "pathways" to knowledge. He examines the notion of private and public k...(展开全部)

Human decision-making often transcends our formal models of "rationality." Designing intelligent agents that interact proficiently with people necessitates the modeling of human behavior and the prediction of their decisions. In this book, we explore the task of automatically predicting human decision-making and its use in designing intelligent human-aware automated computer sy...(展开全部)

China’s vast and ancient body of documented knowledge about plants includes horticultural manuals and monographs, comprehensive encyclopedias, geographies, and specialized anthologies of verse and prose written by keen observers of nature. Until the late nineteenth century, however, standard practice did not include deploying a set of diagnostic tools using a common terminology...(展开全部)

China’s vast and ancient body of documented knowledge about plants includes horticultural manuals and monographs, comprehensive encyclopedias, geographies, and specialized anthologies of verse and prose written by keen observers of nature. Until the late nineteenth century, however, standard practice did not include deploying a set of diagnostic tools using a common terminology...(展开全部)

A highly original treatment of the central questions in philosophy of action and epistemology Will become a landmark publication in the field At the cutting edge of contemporary philosophy, while deeply informed by historical scholarship Human agency has four irreducibly different dimensions — psychological, ethical, intellectual, and physical — which the traditional idea of a ...(展开全部)