In Science Fiction and Extro-Science Fiction, Quentin Meillassoux addresses the problem of chaos and of the constancy of natural laws in the context of literature. With his usual argumentative rigor, he elucidates the distinction between science fiction, a genre in which science remains possible in spite of all the upheavals that may attend the world in which the tale takes pla...(展开全部)

In Science Fiction and Extro-Science Fiction, Quentin Meillassoux addresses the problem of chaos and of the constancy of natural laws in the context of literature. With his usual argumentative rigor, he elucidates the distinction between science fiction, a genre in which science remains possible in spite of all the upheavals that may attend the world in which the tale takes pla...(展开全部)

Essays in this volume demonstrate how science fiction can serve as a bridge between science and the humanities. Essays are arranged chronologically and form a historical survey of science fiction, showing how early writers like Dante and Mary Shelley revealed a gradual shift toward a genuine understanding of science; how H.G. Wells first showed the possibilities of a literature...(展开全部)

Autism is a complex and incurable constellation of bizarre behaviors, impaired cognition, limited language, and most distressingly, a lack of responsiveness to other people, and it has been the center of impassioned debates for decades. What is it? What causes it? How can it be treated? In "The Science and Fiction of Autism," one of the country's leading experts in behavioral...(展开全部)

劳拉·施赖布曼（LauraSchreibman）博士是美国加州大学—圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）心理学系杰出教授（DistinguishedProfessor），注册心理学家。是自闭症研究领域中具有世界水平的领军人物，也是应用行为分析方面最受尊敬的研究者之一。劳拉教授是加州大学圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）自闭症干预研究项目负责人，关键行为训练（PRT）的创始人之一。曾任美国加州大学—圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）副校长，心理学系主任，是十九家世界著名心理学与特殊教育杂志的编委，自1983年以来，一直就职于加州大学—圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）心理学系。发表论文140多篇，出版专著4部。

劳拉·施赖布曼（LauraSchreibman）博士是美国加州大学—圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）心理学系杰出教授（DistinguishedProfessor），注册心理学家。是自闭症研究领域中具有世界水平的领军人物，也是应用行为分析方面最受尊敬的研究者之一。劳拉教授是加州大学圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）自闭症干预研究项目负责人，关键行为训练（PRT）的创始人之一。曾任美国加州大学—圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）副校长，心理学系主任，是十九家世界著名心理学与特殊教育杂志的编委，自1983年以来，一直就职于加州大学—圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）心理学系。发表论文140多篇，出版专著4部。

Autism is a complex and incurable constellation of bizarre behaviors, impaired cognition, limited language, and most distressingly, a lack of responsiveness to other people, and it has been the center of impassioned debates for decades. What is it? What causes it? How can it be treated? In "The Science and Fiction of Autism," one of the country's leading experts in behavioral...(展开全部)

科幻理论界的泰斗：Darko Suvin

Science fiction (SF) has existed as a popular genre for around 150 years. This book offers a survey of the genre from 19th-century pioneers to contemporary authors, introducing the plural versions of early SF across the world, before examining the emergence of the "scientific romance" in the 1880s and 1890s. The "Golden Age" of writers' expansive SF pulp was concentrated in the...(展开全部)