In his latest book, Frank Furedi argues that genuine intellectuals have largely disappeared from the public sphere - paradoxically, given that we supposedly live in a knowledge economy supported by an expanding higher education sector. The result is that potential intellectuals have taken up other, narrower, roles e.g. lobbyists, policy-advisers. This has impoverished public li...(展开全部)

In his latest book, Frank Furedi argues that genuine intellectuals have largely disappeared from the public sphere - paradoxically, given that we supposedly live in a knowledge economy supported by an expanding higher education sector. The result is that potential intellectuals have taken up other, narrower, roles e.g. lobbyists, policy-advisers. This has impoverished public li...(展开全部)

弗兰克·富里迪，1948年出生于匈牙利，英国肯特大学社会学教授。曾著有《恐惧的文化》、《治疗的文化》等，本书一经出版，即掀起了一场轩然大波，关于庸人主义的讨论成为当年的热点。

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)

A mouse describes the feelings he and his family members experience during the day, including feeling happy, sad, jealous, angry, and scared.

A mouse describes the feelings he and his family members experience during the day, including feeling happy, sad, jealous, angry, and scared.

This RSPB-endorsed book answers all those burning questions about birds that beginners and experts alike may ask themselves: How do ducks keep their feet from freezing in winter? Why don't swallows stay in Africa? Are birds really dinosaurs, or were dinosaurs really birds? And do birds have knees? Taking a "questions and answers" approach, each specific question leads to an ans...(展开全部)

This RSPB-endorsed book answers all those burning questions about birds that beginners and experts alike may ask themselves: How do ducks keep their feet from freezing in winter? Why don't swallows stay in Africa? Are birds really dinosaurs, or were dinosaurs really birds? And do birds have knees? Taking a "questions and answers" approach, each specific question leads to an ans...(展开全部)