艾米·戈特曼（Amy Gutmann，1949—） 曾于1976—2004年担任普林斯顿大学校长，现任宾夕法尼亚大学校长，是一位杰出的政治科学教授和优秀的政治理论家。 丹尼斯·汤普森（Dennis Thompson，1940—） 哈佛政治哲学教授，在政治伦理和民主理论领域以拥有开创性研究而闻名。政治学界称他“贡献了比罗尔斯更加具体的政治思想和对真实政治世界的独到理解，从而影响了整个政治学界”。汤普森与戈特曼的合著有《为何要协商民主？》（普林斯顿大学出版社）、《民主与分歧》。

If politics is the art of the possible, then compromise is the artistry of democracy. Unless one partisan ideology holds sway over all branches of government, compromise is necessary to govern for the benefit of all citizens. A rejection of compromise biases politics in favor of the status quo, even when the rejection risks crisis. Why then is compromise so difficult in America...(展开全部)

In this compelling dialogue, two of the world’s most influential thinkers reflect on the value of equality and debate what citizens and governments should do to narrow the gaps that separate us. Ranging across economics, philosophy, history, and current affairs, Thomas Piketty and Michael Sandel consider how far we have come in achieving greater equality. At the same time, they...(展开全部)

杰里米·鲍伯戈（Jeremy J. Baumberg，生于1967年），剑桥大学纳米光子中心主任，卡文迪许实验室教授，英国皇家学会会员。因其在纳米光子领域所作的贡献，获杨氏奖（2013）、拉姆福德奖章（2014）、法拉第奖章（2017）。 --------------- 译者简介： 汪婕舒，美国亚利桑那州立大学（ASU）科技人文与社会项目博士研究生，工学硕士，乔治敦大学传播、文化与科技项目硕士，曾任专利审查员和科普编辑，译有多本畅销科普书。热爱科学技术，也关心科技如何为人类创造福祉。目前研究方向为人工智能（AI）的社会影响，以及AI如何帮助人类创新。

杰里米·鲍伯戈（Jeremy J. Baumberg，生于1967年），剑桥大学纳米光子中心主任，卡文迪许实验室教授，英国皇家学会会员。因其在纳米光子领域所作的贡献，获杨氏奖（2013）、拉姆福德奖章（2014）、法拉第奖章（2017）。 --------------- 译者简介： 汪婕舒，美国亚利桑那州立大学（ASU）科技人文与社会项目博士研究生，工学硕士，乔治敦大学传播、文化与科技项目硕士，曾任专利审查员和科普编辑，译有多本畅销科普书。热爱科学技术，也关心科技如何为人类创造福祉。目前研究方向为人工智能（AI）的社会影响，以及AI如何帮助人类创新。

Today humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding–and also appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that developed vaccines for Covid-19 in less than a year produce so much fake news, medical quackery, and conspiracy theorizing? Pinker rejects the cynical cliché that humans are simply irrational–cavemen out of time saddled with biases, fallacies, and i...(展开全部)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “In our uncertain age, which can so often feel so dark and disturbing, Steven Pinker has distinguished himself as a voice of positivity.” – New York Times Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it help us understand why there is so much irrationality in the world? Steven Pinker, author of Enlightenment Now (Bill Gates’s "new favorite book of al...(展开全部)

Today humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding–and also appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that developed vaccines for Covid-19 in less than a year produce so much fake news, medical quackery, and conspiracy theorizing? Pinker rejects the cynical cliché that humans are simply irrational–cavemen out of time saddled with biases, fallacies, and i...(展开全部)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “In our uncertain age, which can so often feel so dark and disturbing, Steven Pinker has distinguished himself as a voice of positivity.” – New York Times Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it help us understand why there is so much irrationality in the world? Steven Pinker, author of Enlightenment Now (Bill Gates’s "new favorite book of al...(展开全部)

理查德·V. 里夫斯，布鲁金斯学会高级研究员。评论文章常见于《纽约时报》《卫报》《国家事务》《大西洋月刊》《华尔街日报》等重要媒体，在英国和美国的社会公共政策领域具有广泛影响力。著有《约翰·斯图尔特·密尔:维多利亚时代的激进分子》《梦想囤积者：美国中产阶级上层导致社会不平等的根源与出路》《拯救霍雷肖·阿尔杰：平等、机会与美国梦》。2017年，被《政客》杂志评选为美国五十位顶级思想家之一。