Great play, that introduced the word "robot" into English, looks to a future in which all workers are automatons. They revolt when they acquire souls (i.e., when they gain the ability to hate) and the resulting catastrophe make for a powerful and deeply moving theatrical experience. Paul Selver translation.

R.U.R.--written in 1920, premiered in Prague in 1921, and first performed in New York in 1922--garnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word robot. Mass-produced as efficient laborers to serve man, Capek's Robots are an android product--they remember everything but think of nothing new. But the Utopian life they provide ultimately lacks meaning, and the hum...(展开全部)

卡雷尔·恰佩克(Karel Capek，1890—1938)是捷克著名的剧作家和科幻文学家、童话寓言家。生于捷克一个乡村医生家庭。他的哥哥约瑟夫·恰佩克是一名画家和作家，因爱国心和正义感遭德国法西斯残害。恰佩克从查理大学哲学系毕业后任新闻记者并开始文学创作，著有大量长短篇小说、剧本、游记等。1920年恰佩克发表了科幻剧本《罗素姆万能机器人》，此剧本已成为世界科幻文学的经典。

卡雷尔·恰佩克(Karel Capek，1890—1938)是捷克著名的剧作家和科幻文学家、童话寓言家。生于捷克一个乡村医生家庭。他的哥哥约瑟夫·恰佩克是一名画家和作家，因爱国心和正义感遭德国法西斯残害。恰佩克从查理大学哲学系毕业后任新闻记者并开始文学创作，著有大量长短篇小说、剧本、游记等。1920年恰佩克发表了科幻剧本《罗素姆万能机器人》，此剧本已成为世界科幻文学的经典。

埃莱娜·卡·唐科斯(Hélène Carrère d'Encausse)，原名Hélène Zourabichvili，生于格鲁吉亚，后移居法国，在大学任教。以“斯大林问题专家”著称，有《俄罗斯帝国穆斯林的改良和革命》、《从列宁到斯大林的苏联》等作品。 参见https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_Carr%C3%A8re_d'Encausse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_Carr%C3%A8re_d'Encausse

埃莱娜·卡·唐科斯(Hélène Carrère d'Encausse)，原名Hélène Zourabichvili，生于格鲁吉亚，后移居法国，在大学任教。以“斯大林问题专家”著称，有《俄罗斯帝国穆斯林的改良和革命》、《从列宁到斯大林的苏联》等作品。 参见https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_Carr%C3%A8re_d'Encausse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_Carr%C3%A8re_d'Encausse

埃莱娜·卡·唐科斯(Hélène Carrère d'Encausse)，原名Hélène Zourabichvili，生于格鲁吉亚，后移居法国，在大学任教。以“斯大林问题专家”著称，有《俄罗斯帝国穆斯林的改良和革命》、《从列宁到斯大林的苏联》等作品。 参见https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_Carr%C3%A8re_d'Encausse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_Carr%C3%A8re_d'Encausse

Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes; is that why a chimp fetus resembles a human being? And should that worry us? There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction--is it worse than the disease? <p align=center> <table cellpadding="4" width="100...(展开全部)

Waiting for the doctor can be nerve-wracking, even for toys. As six injured playthings wait their turn to be called into a forbidding door, their growing apprehension is apparent on their faces. Each time, before the doctor calls, "Next please," the door opens and one happy toy comes bounding out, good as new. That doesn't comfort the last toy in line-a wooden boy with a broken...(展开全部)

We live in a time of massive institutional failure that manifests in the form of three major divides: the ecological, the social, and the spiritual. Addressing these challenges requires a new consciousness and collective leadership capacity. In this groundbreaking book, Otto Scharmer invites us to see the world in new ways and in so doing discover a revolutionary approach to le...(展开全部)