Twenty years ago, Alain Badiou's first Manifesto for Philosophy rose up against the all-pervasive proclamation of the "end" of philosophy. In lieu of this problematic of the end, he put forward the watchword: "one more step". The situation has considerably changed since then. Philosophy was threatened with obliteration at the time, whereas today it finds itself under threat for...(展开全部)

Contrary to those proclaiming the end of philosophy, Badiou aims to restore philosophical thought to the complete space of the truths that condition it.

This is a manifesto for an architecture that transforms solid materiality into the appearance of energy and spatiality - a cinematic architecture in which the main building material is light. For Pascal Schöning, the architect is to be understood as the director of a series of related temporary manifestations: 'If architecture is often compared to cinema, it is because of their...(展开全部)

Designed for both advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this groundbreaking work by a leading philosopher of logic is ideal for courses in logical literacy. Logic for Philosophy covers basic approaches to logic (including proof theory and especially model theory); extensions of standard logic that are important in philosophy; and some elementary philosophy of logic. Eas...(展开全部)

Designed for both advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this groundbreaking work by a leading philosopher of logic is ideal for courses in logical literacy. Logic for Philosophy covers basic approaches to logic (including proof theory and especially model theory); extensions of standard logic that are important in philosophy; and some elementary philosophy of logic. Eas...(展开全部)

Theodore Sider is Professor of Philosophy at New York University

安·兰德（1905——1982）：俄裔美国著名哲学家、文学家，客观主义运动首创者，理性的利己主义思想倡导者，被誉为“美国的自由女神”，是全世界有史以来最畅销的作家之一，是20世纪美国最为知名、小说和论著卖出册数最多的作家、思想家和公共知识分子之一。著有《源泉》《阿特拉斯耸耸肩》等集说理性和优美文笔于一体的近百部著作，销售量仅次于《圣经》。

Where does philosophy, the oldest academic subject, stand at the beginning of the new millennium? This remarkable volume brings together leading figures from most major branches of the discipline to offer answers. What remains of the 'linguistic turn' in twentieth-century philosophy? How should moral philosophy respond to and incorporate developments in empirical psychology? Wh...(展开全部)

Where does philosophy, the oldest academic subject, stand at the beginning of the new millennium? This remarkable volume brings together leading figures from most major branches of the discipline to offer answers. What remains of the 'linguistic turn' in twentieth-century philosophy? How should moral philosophy respond to and incorporate developments in empirical psychology? Wh...(展开全部)

Teachers and students are frequently confused as to the relevance of abstract philosophical theorising to the reality of the classroom and this book is distinctive for the attention it devotes to philosophy and its potential contribution to practical matters, and education in particular. The author is critical of many current views of the philosophy of education and argues the ...(展开全部)