Bored of biology? Crushed by chemistry? Perplexed by physics? DOES SCIENCE REALLY MATTER ANYWAY? Oh, only for... JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING! From how to make a flying machine to how to save lives, and from how to bottle lightning to how to live on Mars, this book shows you where science started, why it matters now, and the jaw-dropping places it may lead us to in the future. It will...(展开全部)

This is the first comprehensive overview of the exciting field of the 'science of science'. Those concerned with maximizing their career impact and productivity, with their scientific creativity, with effective collaboration and with the metrics of assessment will better understand the fundamental workings of science. Big data analysis and quantitative tools help identify succe...(展开全部)

This is the first comprehensive overview of the 'science of science,' an emerging interdisciplinary field that relies on big data to unveil the reproducible patterns that govern individual scientific careers and the workings of science. It explores the roots of scientific impact, the role of productivity and creativity, when and what kind of collaborations are effective, the im...(展开全部)

This is the first comprehensive overview of the exciting field of the 'science of science'. Those concerned with maximizing their career impact and productivity, with their scientific creativity, with effective collaboration and with the metrics of assessment will better understand the fundamental workings of science. Big data analysis and quantitative tools help identify succe...(展开全部)

What's the use of philosophy? Philip Kitcher here grapples with an essential philosophical question: what the point of philosophy is, and what it should and can be. Kitcher's portrait of the discipline is not a familiar defense of the importance of philosophy or the humanities writ large. Rather, he is deeply critical of philosophy as it is practiced today, a practice focused o...(展开全部)

This new translation of The Science of Logic (also known as ‘Greater Logic') includes the revised Book I (1832), Book II (1813), and Book III (1816). Recent research has given us a detailed picture of the process that led Hegel to his final conception of the System and of the place of the Logic within it. We now understand how and why Hegel distanced himself from Schelling, how...(展开全部)

The Araweté are one of the few Amazonian peoples who have maintained their cultural integrity in the face of the destructive forces of European imperialism. In this landmark study, anthropologist Eduardo Viveiros de Castro explains this phenomenon in terms of Araweté social cosmology and ritual order. His analysis of the social and religious life of the Araweté--a Tupi-Guarani ...(展开全部)

The Araweté are one of the few Amazonian peoples who have maintained their cultural integrity in the face of the destructive forces of European imperialism. In this landmark study, anthropologist Eduardo Viveiros de Castro explains this phenomenon in terms of Araweté social cosmology and ritual order. His analysis of the social and religious life of the Araweté--a Tupi-Guarani ...(展开全部)

科林•胡佛2012年1月自主发表第一部小说《因为深爱，所以放手》（Slammed），2012年2月，又发表了续作《真爱没有尽头》（Point of Retreat）。这两本小说一上市便引起热议，亚马逊读者评论数以史无前例的速度迅速突破1000条。同年，两本书的电影版权以高价售出。 胡佛喜爱音乐和诗歌，尤其是美国民谣摇滚乐队艾未特兄弟（The Avett Brothers）。在《因为深爱，所以放手》中，她用他们的歌词作为每一个章节的引子。此外，书中主人公威尔等人出入诗喃会，诗歌是贯穿整个故事的重要线索，也是胡佛作品的特色之一。她将这些动人歌词和诗句穿插在故事里，替主人公们道出心声，情之所至，催人泪下。 胡佛迄今出版的每一本小说，都荣登《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜，是美国最受欢迎的情感类小说作家之一。 科林•胡佛现在与家人和3个儿子一起居住在美国得克萨斯州。...(展开全部)

科林•胡佛2012年1月自主发表第一部小说《因为深爱，所以放手》（Slammed），2012年2月，又发表了续作《真爱没有尽头》（Point of Retreat）。这两本小说一上市便引起热议，亚马逊读者评论数以史无前例的速度迅速突破1000条。同年，两本书的电影版权以高价售出。 胡佛喜爱音乐和诗歌，尤其是美国民谣摇滚乐队艾未特兄弟（The Avett Brothers）。在《因为深爱，所以放手》中，她用他们的歌词作为每一个章节的引子。此外，书中主人公威尔等人出入诗喃会，诗歌是贯穿整个故事的重要线索，也是胡佛作品的特色之一。她将这些动人歌词和诗句穿插在故事里，替主人公们道出心声，情之所至，催人泪下。 胡佛迄今出版的每一本小说，都荣登《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜，是美国最受欢迎的情感类小说作家之一。 科林•胡佛现在与家人和3个儿子一起居住在美国得克萨斯州。...(展开全部)