The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale—from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Pengui...(展开全部)

A remarkable exploration of the science, history, and politics of the Anthropocene, one of the most important scientific ideas of our time, from two world-renowned experts Meteorites, mega-volcanoes, and plate tectonics—the old forces of nature—have transformed Earth for millions of years. They are now joined by a new geological force—humans. Our actions have driven Earth into ...(展开全部)

Meteorites, methane, mega-volcanoes and now human beings; the old forces of nature that transformed Earth many millions of years ago are joined by another: us. Our actions have driven Earth into a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. For the first time in our home planet's 4.5-billion year history a single species is dictating Earth's future. To some the Anthropocene symboli...(展开全部)

Living on a damaged planet challenges who we are and where we live. This timely anthology calls on twenty eminent humanists and scientists to revitalize curiosity, observation, and transdisciplinary conversation about life on earth. As human-induced environmental change threatens multispecies livability, Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet puts forward a bold proposal: entangled...(展开全部)

In the New Essays on Human Understanding, Leibniz argues chapter by chapter with John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding, challenging his views about knowledge, personal identity, God, morality, mind and matter, nature versus nurture, logic and language, and a host of other topics. The work is a series of sharp, deep discussions by one great philosopher of the work of...(展开全部)

Challenging Locke's views in Essays on Human Understanding chapter by chapter, Leibniz's references to his contemporaries and his discussion of the ideas and institutions of the age make this work a fascinating and valuable document in the history of ideas.

His name is Smitty Tibbs, but everyone calls him the Alien. Ginny is convinced there's more to the Alien than his muted exterior. But as she attempts to break into his safe and emotionless world, she realizes her efforts might be causing more harm than good. Has she gone too far, or not far enough? "Utterly compelling - totally satisfying. A fast-moving, unusual contemporary ...(展开全部)

The world is messing with our minds. Rates of stress and anxiety are rising. A fast, nervous planet is creating fast and nervous lives. We are more connected, yet feel more alone. And we are encouraged to worry about everything from world politics to our body mass index. - How can we stay sane on a planet that makes us mad? - How do we stay human in a technological world? - How...(展开全部)

The world is messing with our minds. Rates of stress and anxiety are rising. A fast, nervous planet is creating fast and nervous lives. We are more connected, yet feel more alone. And we are encouraged to worry about everything from world politics to our body mass index. - How can we stay sane on a planet that makes us mad? - How do we stay human in a technological world? - How...(展开全部)

室利•阿罗频多(1872－1950)，印度 “三圣”（圣雄甘地、圣诗泰戈尔、圣哲阿罗频多）之一，居印度近代以来最著名的精神哲学家之列。民族主义者，自由斗士，诗人，哲学家，瑜伽修行者。 　　7岁就去英国求学，毕业于剑桥大学。21岁时回国，开始研究本土文化，渐渐参加独立运动。到34岁已为名教授而被推为大学校长；到36岁已为秘密结社之魁首，主持暴动暗杀等事。同年其秘密结社败露被捕，入狱一年，诉讼获释。获释后仍继续其爱国运动，但得讯又将被逮捕，于是间关抵达南印度之一海滨埠头，名“捧地舍里”（pondicherry），当时是法国属地，为英国势力所不及，时正38岁（1910）。从此隐居著述，凡四十年，以至去世，从未离该地。阿罗频多一生著述有一百多种，其代表性的著作有《神圣人生论》、《薄伽梵歌论》、《综合瑜伽论》等。 　　在中国，其思想的研究者和传播者为徐梵澄（1...(展开全部)