约翰·杜威（John Dewey，1859—1952），美国著名哲学家、教育家，实用主义哲学的创始人之一，美国进步主义教育运动的代表，早期传播思想家。

约翰·杜威（John Dewey，1859—1952），美国著名哲学家、教育家，实用主义哲学的创始人之一，美国进步主义教育运动的代表，早期传播思想家。

本书是实用主义哲学家约翰*杜威对公众研究的重要著作。在本书中，杜威展现了自己对公众智慧的强烈信念，他认为，公众有能力通过公共智慧解决公共问题，从而达成有效的公民自治。杜威在本书中定义并阐释了“公众”、“政府”、“国家”、“民主政治”的概念。作为一位积极推动社会改革，倡言 民主政治理想的所谓自由主义派人士，杜威在本书中体现出的对当时美国社会和公众的认识，了解当时美国的社会对于审视今日中国之问题，包含深意的关照。 In The Public and Its Problems, a classic of social and political philosophy, John Dewey exhibits his strong faith in the potential of human intelligence to solve the public...(展开全部)

In this, his final book, Erich Auerbach writes, "My purpose is always to write history." Tracing the transformations of classical Latin rhetoric from late antiquity to the modern era, he explores major concerns raised in his Mimesis: the historical and social contexts in which writings were received, and issues of aesthetics, semantics, stylistics, and sociology that anticipa...(展开全部)

In this, his final book, Erich Auerbach writes, "My purpose is always to write history." Tracing the transformations of classical Latin rhetoric from late antiquity to the modern era, he explores major concerns raised in his Mimesis: the historical and social contexts in which writings were received, and issues of aesthetics, semantics, stylistics, and sociology that anticipa...(展开全部)

尼古拉斯·亨利（Nicholas Henry）是一位著名的公共行政学家，专长于公共政策分析与公共管理研究。他先后在美国印第安纳大学布卢明顿校区（Indiana University, Bloomington）获得公共管理硕士（MPA）和哲学博士学位。亨利教授著书十余本，发表论文几十篇，其论文获得过《美国公共行政评论》颁发的埃德文·O·斯坦恩（Edwin O.Stene）奖。他曾就职于美国印第安纳州立大学、新墨西哥大学、佐治亚大学以及亚利桑那州立大学。他所领导的佐治亚南部大学曾被CNN专题报道为美国高等教育的一颗新星，而他本人也步入了佐治亚洲100位当代最有影响人物的行列。

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)

克里斯托弗•尼罗普，丹麦学者，博士，哥本哈根大学教授，以教授浪漫主义哲学著名。《接吻简史》出版后，尼罗普博士因创作此书而享誉一时。

A collection of manifestos originally published in 1938, The Theater and Its Double is the fullest statement of the ideas of Antonin Artaud. We cannot go on prostituting the idea of the theater, the only value of which is in its excruciating, magical relation to reality and danger,” he wrote. He fought vigorously against an encroaching conventionalism he found anathema to the v...(展开全部)

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)