For the Greeks, the sharing of cooked meats was the fundamental communal act, so that to become vegetarian was a way of refusing society. It follows that the roasting or cooking of meat was a political act, as the division of portions asserted a social order. And the only proper manner of preparing meat for consumption, according to the Greeks, was blood sacrifice. The fundamen...(展开全部)

The Greeks were extraordinary not least because they evolved 'a totally new conception of what human life was for'. Elaborating on that claim, the author explores the life, culture and history of classical Greece.

詹姆斯·伦肖（James Renshaw），古典文学学历背景，先后在多所大学教授古典文学。目前在英国教授古典文学，同时也是一名作家。伦肖是2017年“OCR古典文明和古代历史”丛书的作者及总编辑，该丛书原用于英国GCSE（英国普通初级中学）相关主题考试。

The understanding of the soul in the West has been profoundly shaped by Christianity, and its influence can be seen in certain assumptions often made about the soul: that, for example, if it does exist, it is separable from the body, free, immortal, and potentially pure. The ancient Greeks, however, conceived of the soul quite differently. In this ambitious new work, Michael Da...(展开全部)

In this philosophy classic, which was first published in 1951, E. R. Dodds takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph of rationalism. Using the analytical tools of modern anthropology and psychology, Dodds asks, "Why should we attribute to the ancient Greeks an immunity from 'primitive' modes of thought which we do not find in any society open to our direct obs...(展开全部)

作者简介 G.W.考克斯，英国著名历史学家。主要研究世界古代史和中世纪史。在欧美学术界，他的影响力巨大，曾受牛津大学、剑桥大学、爱丁堡大学、柏林大学、巴黎大学、哥伦比亚大学、芝加哥大学、哈佛大学等二十余所世界名校邀请前往讲学，最后形成了传为美谈的“考克斯效应”，成为19世纪中后期欧美讲学热潮的重要现象。他的代表作品除了《希波战争》一书外，还有《十字军东征》。这两部大作分别代表了考克斯世界古代史研究与中世纪史研究的*高水平，广受好评。 译者简介 刘满芸，北京外国语大学（原北京外国语学院）毕业，北京语言大学比较文学与世界文学硕士，美国伯米吉州立大学访问学者。长治学院外语系教授、学术带头人。中国翻译协会会员，山西省高等院校外语教学与研究学会理事。主要研究方向为翻译学与比较文学。近年来主持山西省教育厅规划及教改课题四项，指导山西省大学生创新创业项目两项。出版...(展开全部)

伊迪丝•霍尔（Edith Hall）是英国杰出古典学者，欧洲人文和自然科学院院士，伦敦国王学院古典学系教授、希腊研究中心教授，曾任教于牛津大学、剑桥大学、杜伦大学、雷丁大学、皇家霍洛威学院。主要研究古希腊文学与文化史，擅长从文化史的角度切入古希腊人的生活世界。著有《古代奴隶与废奴》《希腊悲剧：阳光下的苦难》《尤利西斯返乡：〈奥德修斯〉的文化史》等数十部作品。曾荣获伊拉斯谟奖章、洪堡研究奖。

作者简介 G.W.考克斯，英国著名历史学家。主要研究世界古代史和中世纪史。在欧美学术界，他的影响力巨大，曾受牛津大学、剑桥大学、爱丁堡大学、柏林大学、巴黎大学、哥伦比亚大学、芝加哥大学、哈佛大学等二十余所世界名校邀请前往讲学，最后形成了传为美谈的“考克斯效应”，成为19世纪中后期欧美讲学热潮的重要现象。他的代表作品除了《希波战争》一书外，还有《十字军东征》。这两部大作分别代表了考克斯世界古代史研究与中世纪史研究的*高水平，广受好评。 译者简介 刘满芸，北京外国语大学（原北京外国语学院）毕业，北京语言大学比较文学与世界文学硕士，美国伯米吉州立大学访问学者。长治学院外语系教授、学术带头人。中国翻译协会会员，山西省高等院校外语教学与研究学会理事。主要研究方向为翻译学与比较文学。近年来主持山西省教育厅规划及教改课题四项，指导山西省大学生创新创业项目两项。出版...(展开全部)

As timely now as it was when it was first published in 1997, "Darwin Among the Machines" tells the story of humankind's long journey into the digital age. Historian of technology George Dyson traces the course of the information revolution, illuminating the lives and work of visionaries--from Thomas Hobbes to John von Neumann--who foresaw the development of artificial intellige...(展开全部)

George Dyson grew up at the Institute for Advanced Study, where such scientists as his father, Freeman Dyson, and John von Neumann laid the foundations for the Information Age. From this vantage point, and with an unprecedented cast of characters, Dyson traces the course of the information revolution, illuminating the lives, work and ideas of visionaries who foresaw the develo...(展开全部)