杰拉尔德•埃德尔曼，1929年生，美国著名生物学家，1972年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖获得者。美国神经科学研究所（Neurosciences Institute）主任，神经科学研究基金会（Neurosciences Research Foundation）主席，斯克里普斯研究所（Scripps research Institute）神经生物学部主任。

How does the firing of neurons give rise to subjective sensations, thoughts, and emotions? How can the disparate domains of mind and body be reconciled? The quest for a scientifically based understanding of consciousness has attracted study and speculation across the ages. In this direct and non-technical discussion of consciousness, Dr. Gerald M. Edelman draws on a lifetime of...(展开全部)

杰拉尔德•埃德尔曼，1929年生，美国著名生物学家，1972年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖获得者。美国神经科学研究所（Neurosciences Institute）主任，神经科学研究基金会（Neurosciences Research Foundation）主席，斯克里普斯研究所（Scripps research Institute）神经生物学部主任。

This article describes the so called Human Consciousness Project , a "master template" of the various stages, structures, and states of consciousness reflecting the "Perennial Philosophy" of mankind consisting of variations of the world's great wisdom traditions. (compare: "The game of Order"). To the possible corruption of this 'holarchy' the author suggests not getting rid of...(展开全部)

埃伦·米克辛斯·伍德（Ellen Meikins Wood），1942年生于美国纽约市，1962年在加州大学伯克利分校获斯拉夫语言文学学士，1970年在加州大学洛杉矶分校获哲学博士，研究领域为政治学。其主要学术经历如下：1967—1996年执教于加拿大约克大学葛伦登学院，1996年入选加拿大皇家学会会员，1984—1993年担任英国著名左翼期刊《新左派评论》（New Left Review）编委会委员，1997—2000年担任独立社会主义杂志《每月评论》（Monthly Review）主编。伍德是当代著名政治理论家、马克思主义理论家，开创了“政治理论的社会史”这一政治思想史研究的新路径。她与著名历史学家罗伯特·布伦纳（Robert Brenner）共同被誉为“政治马克思主义”这一重要流派的开创者与奠基人。最新著作有：《西方政治思想的社会史：从古代到中...(展开全部)

Capitalism is not a natural and inevitable consequence of human nature, nor is it simply an extension of age-old practices of trade and commerce. In this original and provocative book Ellen Meiksins Wood reminds us that capitalism is not a natural and inevitable consequence of human nature, nor is it simply an extension of age-old practices of trade and commerce. Rather, it is ...(展开全部)

How did the dynamic economic system we know as capitalism develop among the peasants and lords of feudal Europe? In The Origin of Capitalism, a now-classic work of history, Ellen Meiksins Wood offers readers a clear and accessible introduction to the theories and debates concerning the birth of capitalism, imperialism, and the modern nation state. Capitalism is not a natural an...(展开全部)

What is consciousness? How does the subjective character of consciousness fit into an objective world? How can there be a science of consciousness? In this sequel to his groundbreaking and controversial The Conscious Mind, David Chalmers develops a unified framework that addresses these questions and many others. Starting with a statement of the "hard problem" of consciousness...(展开全部)

In his previous books, Oliver Sacks had addressed questions of the brain and mind through the lens of case histories of individuals with neurological disorders. Recently, however, he had been reflecting on his experiences with such patients in the context of a lifetime of medical practice, and in light of recent neuroscientific evidence and theories. The River of Consciousness ...(展开全部)