A work of striking originality bursting with unexpected insights, The Human Condition is in many respects more relevant now than when it first appeared in 1958. In her study of the state of modern humanity, Hannah Arendt considers humankind from the perspective of the actions of which it is capable. The problems Arendt identified then—diminishing human agency and political free...(展开全部)

A work of striking originality bursting with unexpected insights, The Human Condition is in many respects more relevant now than when it first appeared in 1958. In her study of the state of modern humanity, Hannah Arendt considers humankind from the perspective of the actions of which it is capable. The problems Arendt identified then—diminishing human agency and political free...(展开全部)

Humans have long turned to gardens - both real and imaginary - for sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult that surrounds them. With "Gardens", Robert Pogue Harrison graces readers with a thoughtful, wide-ranging examination of the many ways gardens evoke the human condition. Moving from the gardens of ancient philosophers to the gardens of homeless people in contemporary New York...(展开全部)

罗伯特·波格·哈里森(Robert Pogue Harrison)，斯坦福大学法语和意大利语系讲座教授。主要著作有《贝雅特丽齐之身》(The Boay of Beatrice，1988年)、《森林：文明的暗影》(Foresu：The ShadowofCivilization，1992年)、《逝者》(The Domkubn of theDead，2003年)以及《花园：谈人之为人》(Gardens：An Essay on the Human Condidon，2008年)。他从2005年起主持广播访谈节目《有识之见：谈生活与文学》(Entitled Opinions about Lifeand Literature)。苏薇星，北京大学英语系副教授，主要从事近现代英美诗歌的研究。

Humans have long turned to gardens - both real and imaginary - for sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult that surrounds them. With "Gardens", Robert Pogue Harrison graces readers with a thoughtful, wide-ranging examination of the many ways gardens evoke the human condition. Moving from the gardens of ancient philosophers to the gardens of homeless people in contemporary New York...(展开全部)

Humans have long turned to gardens - both real and imaginary - for sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult that surrounds them. With "Gardens", Robert Pogue Harrison graces readers with a thoughtful, wide-ranging examination of the many ways gardens evoke the human condition. Moving from the gardens of ancient philosophers to the gardens of homeless people in contemporary New York...(展开全部)

罗伯特·波格·哈里森(Robert Pogue Harrison)，斯坦福大学法语和意大利语系讲座教授。主要著作有《贝雅特丽齐之身》(The Boay of Beatrice，1988年)、《森林：文明的暗影》(Foresu：The ShadowofCivilization，1992年)、《逝者》(The Domkubn of theDead，2003年)以及《花园：谈人之为人》(Gardens：An Essay on the Human Condidon，2008年)。他从2005年起主持广播访谈节目《有识之见：谈生活与文学》(Entitled Opinions about Lifeand Literature)。苏薇星，北京大学英语系副教授，主要从事近现代英美诗歌的研究。

Humans have long turned to gardens - both real and imaginary - for sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult that surrounds them. With "Gardens", Robert Pogue Harrison graces readers with a thoughtful, wide-ranging examination of the many ways gardens evoke the human condition. Moving from the gardens of ancient philosophers to the gardens of homeless people in contemporary New York...(展开全部)

A psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School, Kleinman vitalizes his book with quotations from patients and members of the healing professions. This is a scholarly study but accessible to a lay audience. Writing of "suffering, healing and the human condition," the author observes the dichotomy between technological advances in medicine and the actual treatment of the ill, handicapp...(展开全部)

In "The Human Condition" McNeill provides a provocative interpretation of history as a competition of parasites, both biological and human. In "The Great Frontier" he questions the notion of "frontier freedom" through an examination of European expansion. The concluding essay speculates on the role of catastrophe in our lives.