The periodic table of elements is among the most recognizable image in science. It lies at the core of chemistry and embodies the most fundamental principles of science. In this new edition, Eric Scerri offers readers a complete and updated history and philosophy of the periodic table. Written in a lively style to appeal to experts and interested lay-persons alike,The Periodic ...(展开全部)

The periodic table is one of the most potent icons in science. It lies at the core of chemistry and embodies the most fundamental principles of the field. The one definitive text on the development of the periodic table by van Spronsen (1969), has been out of print for a considerable time. The present book provides a successor to van Spronsen, but goes further in giving an ev...(展开全部)

'So it happens, therefore, that every element says something to someone' Inspired by the rhythms of the "Periodic Table", Primo Levi assesses his life in terms of the chemical elements he associates with his past. From his birth into an Italian Jewish family through his training as a chemist, to the pain and darkness of the Holocaust and its aftermath, Levi reflects on the diff...(展开全部)

This is the definitive study of the history and accomplishments of the Frankfurt School. It offers elegantly written portraits of the major figures in the school's history as well as overviews of the various positions and directions they developed from the founding years just after World War I until the death of Theodor Adorno in 1969.The book is based on documentary and biogra...(展开全部)

Creating an element is no easy feat. It's the equivalent of firing six trillion bullets a second at a needle in a haystack, hoping the bullet and needle somehow fuse together, then catching it in less than a thousandth of a second - after which it's gone forever. Welcome to the world of the superheavy elements: a realm where scientists use giant machines and spend years trying ...(展开全部)

安德列·拉克斯（André Laks），现任墨西哥泛美大学古代哲学教授，曾任法国里尔第三大学哲学系、普林斯顿大学古典学系、巴黎第四大学索邦大学哲学系古代哲学教授，主要研究领域为古希腊哲学及其接受史，尤其是前苏格拉底哲学、柏拉图的《法律》、亚里士多德哲学、古代哲学的学述传统等，近年来特别关注古典学的现代转型。代表作有洛布版九卷本《早期希腊哲学》（与G. W. Most合作）、《调解与胁迫：解读柏拉图的〈法律〉》《柏拉图的政治哲学》《历史、学述、真理：论亚里士多德、特奥弗拉斯特、前苏格拉底哲学》《阿波罗尼亚的第欧根尼（版本、翻译和评论）》，主编有《正义与慷慨：希腊政治哲学研究》（与M. Schofield合作）、《Derveni纸草研究》（与G. W. Most合作）、《亚里士多德Metaphysics B研究》（与Crubellier M.合作）。 莫...(展开全部)

This book provides information from Church history concerning the recognition of the canonical status of the several books of the New Testament. Canonization was a long and gradual process of sifting among scores of gospels, epistles, and other books that enjoyed local and temporary authority - some of which have only recently come to light among the discoveries of Nag Hammadi....(展开全部)

Lewis Mumford's massive historical study brings together a wide array of evidence--from the earliest group habitats to medieval towns to the modern centers of commerce (as well as dozens of black-and-white illustrations)--to show how the urban form has changed throughout human civilization. His tone is ultimately somewhat pessimistic: Mumford was deeply concerned with what he v...(展开全部)

Philosophers don't often write about the heart. At least, analytical philosophers don't. Why is this? Philosophers are said to live life “in their heads” rather than “from their hearts.” But even if that is so, why don't they think and write about the heart? Moreover, it can hardly have escaped philosophers' attention that matters of the heart are central to what we human being...(展开全部)