在线阅读本书 The Stuff of Thought is an exhilarating work of non-fiction. Surprising, thought-provoking and incredibly enjoyable, there is no other book like it - Steven Pinker will revolutionise the way you think about language. He analyses what words actually mean and how we use them, and he reveals what this can tell us about ourselves. He shows how we use space and motion as met...(展开全部)

This New York Times bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language Bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books—including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slate —have catapulted him into the li...(展开全部)

New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books—including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slate—have catapulted him into the limelight as one of today's most important and popular science writer...(展开全部)

New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books—including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slate—have catapulted him into the limelight as one of today's most important and popular science writer...(展开全部)

This New York Times bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language Bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books—including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slate —have catapulted him into the li...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 The Stuff of Thought is an exhilarating work of non-fiction. Surprising, thought-provoking and incredibly enjoyable, there is no other book like it - Steven Pinker will revolutionise the way you think about language. He analyses what words actually mean and how we use them, and he reveals what this can tell us about ourselves. He shows how we use space and motion as met...(展开全部)

In a compelling defense of the speculative approach to the philosophy of mind, Jerry Fodor argues that, while our best current theories of cognitive psychology view many higher processes as computational, computation itself presupposes an internal medium of representation. Fodor’s prime concerns are to buttress the notion of internal representation from a philosophical viewpoin...(展开全部)

It is a shame that this book is out of print. Pagels lucid explanations of the quantum world are the best within lay science publishing. I also believe that Pagels rational approach is far and away a better introduction/exploration than the Eastern Mysticism-based books like Zukav s "The Dancing Wu Li Masters" or Fritjof Capra s "The Tao of Physics." Of course, those books ar...(展开全部)

作者：（美国）海因茨·R·帕格尔斯（Pagels.H.R.） 译者：郭竹第 注释 解说词：赵凯华 海因茨·R·帕格尔斯（Heiilz R.Pagels，1939-1988）美国物理学家、科普作家。获斯坦福大学物理学博士学位，曾任纽约科学院执行主席、洛克菲勒大学客座教授。主要研究领域为粒子物理、量子场论、宇宙学和混沌理论。他著有多部高级科普著作，除本书外，尚有《完美对称》、《理性之梦：计算机和复杂性科学的兴起》等。 郭竹第，辽宁绥中人，1935年生。1958年毕业于莫斯科大学地质系。回国后任教于北京地质学院；1965年调入地质部教育司，曾任高教处处长；1985年调入中共中央引进国外智力领导小组办公室，曾任中国国际人才交流协会驻澳大利亚和新西兰办事处总代表、京港人才交流中心总经理。 赵凯华，浙江杭州人，1930年生。1950年毕业于北京大学物理系后留校任...(展开全部)

It is a shame that this book is out of print. Pagels lucid explanations of the quantum world are the best within lay science publishing. I also believe that Pagels rational approach is far and away a better introduction/exploration than the Eastern Mysticism-based books like Zukav s "The Dancing Wu Li Masters" or Fritjof Capra s "The Tao of Physics." Of course, those books ar...(展开全部)