Lin Yutang (October 10, 1895 – March 26, 1976) was a Chinese writer and inventor. His informal but polished style in both Chinese and English made him one of the most influential writers of his generation, and his compilations and translations of classic Chinese texts into English were bestsellers in the West.

"This is the Confucius translation for our time."—Jonathan Mirsky, The Times [London] In this terse, brilliant translation, Simon Leys restores the human dimension to Confucius. He emerges a full-blooded character with a passion for politics and a devotion to the ideals of a civilization he saw in decline. Leys's notes draw Confucius into conversation with the great thin...(展开全部)

"This is the Confucius translation for our time."—Jonathan Mirsky, The Times [London] In this terse, brilliant translation, Simon Leys restores the human dimension to Confucius. He emerges a full-blooded character with a passion for politics and a devotion to the ideals of a civilization he saw in decline. Leys's notes draw Confucius into conversation with the great thin...(展开全部)

揭开儒家思想历久弥新的根源所在 儒家思想，在中国人的生活中，仍然是一股活的力量，还会影响我们民族的立身处世之道。西方人若研究儒家思想及其基本的信念，他们会了解中国的国情民俗，会受益匪浅的。 Confucianism, as a living force in the Chinese people, is still going to shape our national conduct of affairs. It is in this sense that a study of Confucianism and its fundamental beliefs will be of interest to people of the Western world, in helping them fundamentally to understand ...(展开全部)

In this book, the author adopts the methodology of "discussing philosophy by studying history of philosophy". The chapters in the book discuss the essential content of The Study of Renxue Ontology, Ren's development in pre-Qin (before 206BC) and Han period (206BC–220), Ren theories in Song Dynasty (960–1279) and Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). It covers topics ranging from Confucius ...(展开全部)

英文版譯註者／梅拉．埃普斯坦Meira B. Epstein NCGR-PAA認證占星師 NCGR紐約分會導師 原籍以色列的紐約占星名家，為古典占星文獻復興計劃——「後見之明」（Project Hindsight）、ARHAT的希伯來文重要譯者。專業認證占星師，為NCGR線上四級認證課程的創始者與指導教師，課程內容包括星盤繪製與天文學。專攻希臘/古典占星以及現代漢堡占星學派。出版品Excellence in Astrology為中世紀猶太占星名家亞伯拉罕・伊本･伊茲拉文獻的翻譯合集，亦為認證課程的參考書籍。 她亦為獨立的執業占星師，在美國及歐洲的專業占星雜誌發表過許多文章，在聯合占星大會（UAC）等活動經常受邀演講之導師。除了投入占星學研究，她也曾為ESL英文教師，現為電腦程式分析師。

凯文•达顿（Kevin Dutton），1967年出生于英国伦敦，心理学博士。现为牛津大学实验心理学系的研究型心理学家。他是享誉世界的心理学、精神病专家，英国皇家医学会和精神病科学研究学会成员。他的父亲是精神病患者，至交也患有精神病，他常常感慨自己过得“太正常”。达顿一生专注于精神病学领域，潜心钻研近30年，为了获得真实的资料，不惜将自己伪装成患者，与真正的精神病患者共处一室。他在精神病研究领域的发现频频被《泰晤士报》、BBC和Discovery探索频道等知名媒体报道，是英国乃至世界不可或缺的研究“不正常人格”的专家。

An exploration of man's quest for psychological security and spiritual certainty in religion and philosophy.

凯文•达顿（Kevin Dutton），1967年出生于英国伦敦，心理学博士。现为牛津大学实验心理学系的研究型心理学家。他是享誉世界的心理学、精神病专家，英国皇家医学会和精神病科学研究学会成员。他的父亲是精神病患者，至交也患有精神病，他常常感慨自己过得“太正常”。达顿一生专注于精神病学领域，潜心钻研近30年，为了获得真实的资料，不惜将自己伪装成患者，与真正的精神病患者共处一室。他在精神病研究领域的发现频频被《泰晤士报》、BBC和Discovery探索频道等知名媒体报道，是英国乃至世界不可或缺的研究“不正常人格”的专家。

In this essay from Schopenhauer final work, "Parerga und Paralipomena" (1851), the philosopher favors individual strength of will and independent, reasoned deliberation over the tendency to act on irrational impulses. He examines the ways in which life can be arranged to derive the highest degree of pleasure and success.