The Matrix conveys the horror of a false world made of nothing but perceptions. Based on the premise that reality is a dream controlled by malevolent forces, it is one of the most overtly philosophical movies ever to come out of Hollywood. These thought-provoking essays by the same team of young philosophers who created The Simpsons and Philosophy discuss different facets of th...(展开全部)

The Matrix conveys the horror of a false world made of nothing but perceptions. Based on the premise that reality is a dream controlled by malevolent forces, it is one of the most overtly philosophical movies ever to come out of Hollywood. These thought-provoking essays by the same team of young philosophers who created The Simpsons and Philosophy discuss different facets of th...(展开全部)

克里斯提昂．賈克，一九四七年生於法國巴黎。畢業於巴黎索爾邦大學，是一位埃及歷史博士、教授及小說家。 在他十三歲那年，一本有關埃及文明史的書籍正式開啟了賈克對古文明的熱愛。十七歲第一次造訪埃及，他不但深深愛上了這個國度，甚至認為自己有著像是在外漂流數載，終歸故里的感受。也因此造就了他在回法後繼續深造，取得了埃及歷史博士學位。 法國文壇認為他的文學地位，可與大、小仲馬並駕其驅，他寫小說的功力可見其高深

克里斯提昂．賈克，一九四七年生於法國巴黎。畢業於巴黎索爾邦大學，是一位埃及歷史博士、教授及小說家。 在他十三歲那年，一本有關埃及文明史的書籍正式開啟了賈克對古文明的熱愛。十七歲第一次造訪埃及，他不但深深愛上了這個國度，甚至認為自己有著像是在外漂流數載，終歸故里的感受。也因此造就了他在回法後繼續深造，取得了埃及歷史博士學位。 法國文壇認為他的文學地位，可與大、小仲馬並駕其驅，他寫小說的功力可見其高深

The Wisdom of the Desert was one of Thomas Merton's favorites among his own books―surely because he had hoped to spend his last years as a hermit. The personal tones of the translations, the blend of reverence and humor so characteristic of him, show how deeply Merton identified with the legendary authors of these sayings and parables, the fourth-century Christian Fathers who s...(展开全部)

Waris Dirie leads a double life -- by day, she is an international supermodel and human rights ambassador for the United Nations; by night, she dreams of the simplicity of life in her native Somalia and the family she was forced to leave behind. Desert Flower, her intimate and inspiring memoir, is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered about the beauty of African life, t...(展开全部)

斯拉沃热·齐泽克 ，斯洛文尼亚共和国卢布尔雅那大学社会学研究所资深教授，美欧众多大学及研究机构客座教授，欧陆哲学家和批判理论家。自称“还算合格的共产主义者”和“激进左翼分子” 。深受黑格尔主义、马克思主义和拉康精神分析理论影响，擅长以通俗文化产品解读拉康的精神分析理论，并以拉康精神分析理论、黑格尔哲学和马克思主义政治经济学解析最新的政治、社会及文化现象。1989 年出版《意识形态的崇高客体》后，迅速在全世界产生了广泛的影响。他也被称为 “世界上最著名的公共知识分子之一” 和 “欧洲青年知识分子先锋的偶像” 。

In this study the author challenges both cognitivist-historicist accounts of cinema and conventional film-theory. Arguing that the reading of Lacan operative in the 1970s and 1980s was particularly reductive, he asserts that there is "another Lacan" in reference to whom film theory, cultural studies and critical thought as such can be transformed and revitalized. He supports th...(展开全部)

In this study the author challenges both cognitivist-historicist accounts of cinema and conventional film-theory. Arguing that the reading of Lacan operative in the 1970s and 1980s was particularly reductive, he asserts that there is "another Lacan" in reference to whom film theory, cultural studies and critical thought as such can be transformed and revitalized. He supports th...(展开全部)

Research suggests that people of all demographics have nuanced and sophisticated notions of justice. In this intriguing new book, Paul H. Robinson demonstrates that judicial decisions that deviate from public conceptions of justice and desert can seriously undermine the American criminal justice system's integrity and legitimacy by failing to recognize or meet the needs of the ...(展开全部)