A philosopher’s case for the importance of good—if ethically questionable—humor. A good sense of humor is key to the good life, but a joke taken too far can get anyone into trouble. Where to draw the line is not as simple as it may seem. After all, even the most innocent quips between friends rely on deception, sarcasm, and stereotypes and often run the risk of disrespect, mean...(展开全部)

Television is a central dimension in our everyday lives and yet its meaning and its potency varies according to our individual circumstances, mediated by the social and cultural worlds which we inhabit. In this fascinating book, Roger Silverstone explores the enigma of television and how it has found its way so profoundly and intimately into the fabric of our everyday lives. Hi...(展开全部)

Television is a central dimension in our everyday lives and yet its meaning and its potency varies according to our individual circumstances, mediated by the social and cultural worlds which we inhabit. In this fascinating book, Roger Silverstone explores the enigma of television and how it has found its way so profoundly and intimately into the fabric of our everyday lives. Hi...(展开全部)

Most previous research on human cognition has focused on problem-solving, and has confined its investigations to the laboratory. As a result, it has been difficult to account for complex mental processes and their place in culture and history. In this startling - indeed, disco in forting - study, Jean Lave moves the analysis of one particular form of cognitive activity, - arith...(展开全部)

Most previous research on human cognition has focused on problem-solving, and has confined its investigations to the laboratory. As a result, it has been difficult to account for complex mental processes and their place in culture and history. In this startling - indeed, disco in forting - study, Jean Lave moves the analysis of one particular form of cognitive activity, - arith...(展开全部)

译者 衣俊卿，教授、博士生导师，中央编译局局长。1982年毕业于北京大学哲学系，1987年获贝尔格莱德大学哲学博士学位。曾先后担任黑龙江大学哲学系主任，《求是学刊》主编，黑龙江大学副校长，黑龙江大学校长、党委副书记。2007年3月起任黑龙江省委宣传部部长、省社会科学界联合会党组书记，2007年4月起担任黑龙江省委常委、省委宣传部部长、省社会科学界联合会党组书记。2010年2月起担任中央编译局局长。现兼任中国现代外国哲学学会副会长、中国俄罗斯东欧中亚学会副会长、中国辩证唯物主义学会常务理事、中国人学学会常务理事、中国马克思主义哲学史学会理事。 长期从事马克思主义文化哲学、国外马克思主义的研究工作，主要研究领域：马克思的实践哲学、当代马克思主义、现代化进程中的日常生活批判理论。主要著作有：《实践派的探索与实践哲学的述评》、《东欧的新马克思主义》、《现代化...(展开全部)

迈克尔·鲁惟一，英国著名汉学家。从剑桥的佩雷斯学院毕业后，他进入牛津大学莫德林学院工作。因第二次世界大战爆发，1942年他离开牛津大学，来到英国政府通讯部接受日语训练；同时，开始利用业余时间学习汉语。1947年，他来到北京生活，此时对中国传统文化和中国历史产生浓厚兴趣，同时开始研究非洲和东方文化。返回英国后，他任教于伦敦大学，主要讲授远东历史。1963年，他获得牛津大学博士学位，后任教于剑桥大学，是剑桥大学克莱尔讲堂的成员，剑桥大学以他的名字设立“鲁惟一奖”专门用于奖励在中国文学方面表现突出的本科生。

The fable of the Emperor's New Clothes is a classic example of a conspiracy of silence, a situation where everyone refuses to acknowledge an obvious truth. But the denial of social realities--whether incest, alcoholism, corruption, or even genocide--is no fairy tale. In The Elephant in the Room, Eviatar Zerubavel sheds new light on the social and political underpinnings of sile...(展开全部)