Many definitions of postmodernism focus on its nature as the aftermath of the modern industrial age when technology developed dynamically. In The Postmodern Condition Jean-Francois Lyotard extends that analysis to postmodernism by looking at the status uf science, technology, and the arts, the significance of technocracy, and the way the flow of information and knowledge are co...(展开全部)

Hannah Arendt’s authoritative report on the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann includes further factual material that came to light after the trial, as well as Arendt’s postscript directly addressing the controversy that arose over her account.

Now that we have sequenced the human genome, what does it mean? In The Postgenomic Condition, Jenny Reardon critically examines the decade after the Human Genome Project, and the fundamental questions about meaning, value and justice this landmark achievement left in its wake. Drawing on more than a decade of research—in molecular biology labs, commercial startups, governmental...(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)

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。

Many thousands of readers consider Philip K. Dick the greatest science fiction mind on any planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick's works has continued to mount and his reputation has been further enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now given annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K. Dick...(展开全部)