With the rise of science, we moderns believe, the world changed irrevocably, separating us forever from our primitive, premodern ancestors. But if we were to let go of this fond conviction, Bruno Latour asks, what would the world look like? His book, an anthropology of science, shows us how much of modernity is actually a matter of faith. What does it mean to be modern? What d...(展开全部)

With the rise of science, we moderns believe, the world changed irrevocably, separating us forever from our primitive, premodern ancestors. But if we were to let go of this fond conviction, Bruno Latour asks, what would the world look like? His book, an anthropology of science, shows us how much of modernity is actually a matter of faith. What does it mean to be modern? What d...(展开全部)

Argues for the queer potential of video games While popular discussions about queerness in video games often focus on big-name, mainstream games that feature LGBTQ characters, like Mass Effect or Dragon Age, Bonnie Ruberg pushes the concept of queerness in games beyond a matter of representation, exploring how video games can be played, interpreted, and designed queerly, whethe...(展开全部)

灰暗压抑的水泥 无所不在的恐惧 那年夏天 姐姐就已经被我们杀死了…… 怨毒和仇恨可以把人变成怎样的怪物？ 被伤害是不是注定无法再原谅？ 肉体是她，血液是她，声音是她，而灵魂却已属于地狱。 三起诡异的凶案震惊警局 令人发指的密室现场，支离破碎的尸体惨状 难不成他们是被四壁灰暗的水泥所杀？ 屡破奇案的警探王峰继续追踪调查 竟牵扯出自己一段不堪回首的阴暗过去 是人还是魔，精心布置了这个局？ 似乎每个介入其中者，都会被神秘势力揭开自己都不愿再想起的回忆……

Taking apart the ideology of the "middle class" Tidings of a shrinking middle class in one part of the world and its expansion in another absorb our attention, but seldom do we question the category itself. We Have Never Been Middle Class proposes that the middle class is an ideology. Tracing this ideology up to the age of financialization, it exposes the fallacy in the belief ...(展开全部)

Most people believe that they were either benefited or at least not harmed by being brought into existence. Thus, if they ever do reflect on whether they should bring others into existence---rather than having children without even thinking about whether they should---they presume that they do them no harm. Better Never to Have Been challenges these assumptions. David Benatar a...(展开全部)

Taking apart the ideology of the "middle class" Tidings of a shrinking middle class in one part of the world and its expansion in another absorb our attention, but seldom do we question the category itself. We Have Never Been Middle Class proposes that the middle class is an ideology. Tracing this ideology up to the age of financialization, it exposes the fallacy in the belief ...(展开全部)

约翰·蓬特兰·马哈菲，爱尔兰古典主义学者、博物学学者、莎草纸学者、都柏林圣三一学院院长、爱尔兰皇家科学院院长。研究领域众多，代表作有《古代文明十二讲》《希腊文学史》《托勒密王朝》