"Le genre humain se découvre, à sa très grande surprise, au bord de l'extinction. À cette menace, il ne réagit que mollement, en tentant de manière dérisoire de dégager un bénéfice commercial de toute tentative de réponse. Sommes-nous outillés pour empêcher notre propre extincti…
"Le genre humain se découvre, à sa très grande surprise, au bord de l'extinction. À cette menace, il ne réagit que mollement, en tentant de manière dérisoire de dégager un bénéfice commercial de toute tentative de réponse. Sommes-nous outillés pour empêcher notre propre extincti…
Le rabat de la jaquette indique : "We are born crying, but those cries signal the first stirring of language. Within a year or so, infants master the sound system of their language; a few years after that, they are engaging in conversations. This remarkable, species-specific abi…
"Kant's lectures on anthropology, which formed the basis of his Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View (1798), contain many observations on human nature, culture and psychology, and illuminate his distinctive approach to the human sciences. The essays in the present volume,…
Why was (and is) Aristotle «right» and why are we «wrong»? In other words, why are Aristotle's philosophical reflections on man and the world full, real, and convincing and why is so much of our modern philosophy partial and false? This work offers a detailed assessment of Arist…
"Widespread human alteration of the planet has led many scholars to claim that we have entered a new epoch in geological time: the Anthropocene, an age dominated by humanity. This ethnography is the first to directly engage the Anthropocene, tackling its problems and paradoxes f…
"Cell phones, computers and other devices, are now completely embedded in global culture. Engaging and entertaining yet scientifically rigorous, i-Minds demonstrates how our constant connectivity is rapidly changing our brains, what the dangers are, and what positive steps we ca…
