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Alive

The Hidden Intelligence of the Living World

de Melanie Challenger ...

A major work of interdisciplinary nonfiction that redefines how we understand life, agency, and intelligenceWhat does it mean to be alive? The slow contortion of a plant toward light, the dive of hawks toward their prey—these are purposeful actions. But where does that purpose come from, and what does it tell us about who we are?In Alive, natural philosopher Melanie Challenger draws on biology, ... Leer más

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A major work of interdisciplinary nonfiction that redefines how we understand life, agency, and intelligenceWhat does it mean to be alive? The slow contortion of a plant toward light, the dive of hawks toward their prey—these are purposeful actions. But where does that purpose come from, and what does it tell us about who we are?In Alive, natural philosopher Melanie Challenger draws on biology,
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忘了自己是動物的人類：重思生命起源的歷史與身而為人的意義

How to Be Animal: A New History Of What It Means To Be Human

de 梅蘭妮．查林傑(Melanie Challenger) ...

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最優美的生命起源敘事，重思人類身為動物的美麗與哀愁英、美、加、德、義、荷、葡、俄、西、台灣十國授權BBC、國家地理頻道、動物星球紀錄拍攝國立台灣大學外文系教授黃宗慧專文推薦--------------------------------------------------------------人類身上有種種高貴特質：擴及卑下者的惻隱之心，不限於同胞而能照顧弱勢生物的善意，足以解析太陽系天體構成和運動、媲美上帝的智力。即便如此，人類的肉體依舊留有低微出身的痕跡，那是難以磨滅的印記。――查爾斯•達爾文動物起源書寫了人類在這世界尋求定位、為生命賦予意義的故事，理解與化解人性和動物性的矛盾，我們才能好好思考活著這件事。　　這個世界此刻正由不認為自己是動物的動物所主宰；未來的想像也操之在不想要當動物的動物手中。　　人類是這個星球上最充滿好奇心、情感最豐沛、最具侵略性也最難對付的動物 ... Leer más

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最優美的生命起源敘事，重思人類身為動物的美麗與哀愁英、美、加、德、義、荷、葡、俄、西、台灣十國授權BBC、國家地理頻道、動物星球紀錄拍攝國立台灣大學外文系教授黃宗慧專文推薦--------------------------------------------------------------人類身上有種種高貴特質：擴及卑下者的惻隱之心，不限於同胞而能照顧弱勢生物的善意，足以解析太陽系天體構成和運動、媲美上帝的智力。即便如此，人類的肉體依舊留有低微出身的痕跡，那是難以磨滅的印記。――查爾斯•達爾文動物起源書寫了人類在這世界尋求定位、為生命賦予意義的故事，理解與化解人性和動物性的矛盾，我們才能好好思考活著這件事。　　這個世界此刻正由不認為自己是動物的動物所主宰；未來的想像也操之在不想要當動物的動物手中。　　人類是這個星球上最充滿好奇心、情感最豐沛、最具侵略性也最難對付的動物
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How to Be Animal

A New History of What It Means to Be Human

de Melanie Challenger ...

**“A remarkable combination of biology, genetics, zoology, evolutionary psychology and philosophy.” —Richard Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory“A brilliant, thought-provoking book.” —Matt Haig, New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight LibraryA wide-ranging take on why humans have a troubled relationship with being an animal, and why we need a better one**Human are the ... Leer más

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**“A remarkable combination of biology, genetics, zoology, evolutionary psychology and philosophy.” —Richard Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory“A brilliant, thought-provoking book.” —Matt Haig, New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight LibraryA wide-ranging take on why humans have a troubled relationship with being an animal, and why we need a better one**Human are the
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On Extinction

How We Became Estranged from Nature

de Melanie Challenger ...

Realizing the link between her own estrangement from nature and the cultural shifts that led to a dramatic rise in extinctions, award–winning writer Melanie Challenger travels in search of the stories behind these losses. From an exploration of an abandoned mine in England to an Antarctic sea voyage to South Georgia's old whaling stations, from a sojourn in South America to a stay among an Inuit ... Leer más

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Realizing the link between her own estrangement from nature and the cultural shifts that led to a dramatic rise in extinctions, award–winning writer Melanie Challenger travels in search of the stories behind these losses. From an exploration of an abandoned mine in England to an Antarctic sea voyage to South Georgia's old whaling stations, from a sojourn in South America to a stay among an Inuit
... Leer más
Animal Dignity

Philosophical Reflections on Non-Human Existence

Edición de Melanie Challenger ...

How do we understand the dignity and value of non-human animals? Leading philosophers, ethnologists and writers contribute to this interdisciplinary and wide-ranging account of animal dignity.With a foreword by world-leading primatologist, Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, essays collected here make the case for applying the concept of dignity beyond its usual humanist framework and introduce readers to ... Leer más

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How do we understand the dignity and value of non-human animals? Leading philosophers, ethnologists and writers contribute to this interdisciplinary and wide-ranging account of animal dignity.With a foreword by world-leading primatologist, Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, essays collected here make the case for applying the concept of dignity beyond its usual humanist framework and introduce readers to
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Stolen Voices

Young People's War Diaries, from World War I to Iraq

Edición de Zlata Filipovic, Melanie Challenger ...

From the author of the international bestseller Zlata’s Diary comes a haunting testament to how war’s brutality affects the lives of young peopleZlata Filipovic’s diary of her harrowing war experiences in the Balkans, published in 1993, made her a globally recognized spokesperson for children affected by military conflict. In Stolen Voices, she and co-editor Melanie Challenger have gathered ... Leer más

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From the author of the international bestseller Zlata’s Diary comes a haunting testament to how war’s brutality affects the lives of young peopleZlata Filipovic’s diary of her harrowing war experiences in the Balkans, published in 1993, made her a globally recognized spokesperson for children affected by military conflict. In Stolen Voices, she and co-editor Melanie Challenger have gathered
... Leer más
Noi, animali

Una nuova storia dell’umanità, prima che sia troppo tardi

de Melanie Challenger ...

Cosa significa essere umani? Noi, animali sostiene che all’origine della nostra psicologia ci sia un profondo conflitto con la nostra natura animale. Oltre a ricostruire la misteriosa evoluzione di questa idea, esamina gli effetti capillari che ha sulle nostre vite, dalla politica ai modi con cui prendiamo le distanze dalle altre specie.In un viaggio che inizia dalle origini dell’Homo sapiens e ... Leer más

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Cosa significa essere umani? Noi, animali sostiene che all’origine della nostra psicologia ci sia un profondo conflitto con la nostra natura animale. Oltre a ricostruire la misteriosa evoluzione di questa idea, esamina gli effetti capillari che ha sulle nostre vite, dalla politica ai modi con cui prendiamo le distanze dalle altre specie.In un viaggio che inizia dalle origini dell’Homo sapiens e
... Leer más
Wir Tiere

Eine neue Geschichte der Menschheit

de Melanie Challenger ...

Traducido por Jürgen Neubauer ...

Eine vollkommen neue Geschichte der Menschheit.Wir Menschen sind die neugierigsten, emotionalsten, einfallsreichsten, aggressivsten und gleichzeitig verwirrendsten Tiere auf dem Planeten. Doch wie gut kennen wir uns wirklich? Hadern wir mit unserer eigenen tierischen Natur und vernachlässigen damit einen zentralen Aspekt unseres Menschseins? Challengers revolutionäres Buch kombiniert neueste ... Leer más

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Eine vollkommen neue Geschichte der Menschheit.Wir Menschen sind die neugierigsten, emotionalsten, einfallsreichsten, aggressivsten und gleichzeitig verwirrendsten Tiere auf dem Planeten. Doch wie gut kennen wir uns wirklich? Hadern wir mit unserer eigenen tierischen Natur und vernachlässigen damit einen zentralen Aspekt unseres Menschseins? Challengers revolutionäres Buch kombiniert neueste
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Alive

The Hidden Intelligence of the Living World

de Melanie Challenger ...

Narrado por Anna Rust ...

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A major work of interdisciplinary nonfiction that redefines how we understand life, agency, and intelligenceWhat does it mean to be alive? The slow contortion of a plant toward light, the dive of hawks toward their prey—these are purposeful actions. But where does that purpose come from, and what does it tell us about who we are?In Alive, natural philosopher Melanie Challenger draws on biology, ... Leer más

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A major work of interdisciplinary nonfiction that redefines how we understand life, agency, and intelligenceWhat does it mean to be alive? The slow contortion of a plant toward light, the dive of hawks toward their prey—these are purposeful actions. But where does that purpose come from, and what does it tell us about who we are?In Alive, natural philosopher Melanie Challenger draws on biology,
... Leer más

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How to be Animal

A New History of What It Means to Be Human

de Melanie Challenger ...

Narrado por Hannah Curtis ...

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8 hora 20 minutos

**“A remarkable combination of biology, genetics, zoology, evolutionary psychology and philosophy.” —Richard Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory“A brilliant, thought-provoking book.” —Matt Haig, New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight LibraryA wide-ranging take on why humans have a troubled relationship with being an animal, and why we need a better one**Human are the ... Leer más

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**“A remarkable combination of biology, genetics, zoology, evolutionary psychology and philosophy.” —Richard Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory“A brilliant, thought-provoking book.” —Matt Haig, New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight LibraryA wide-ranging take on why humans have a troubled relationship with being an animal, and why we need a better one**Human are the
... Leer más

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年齡歧視：為何人人怕老，我們對老年生活的刻板印象又如何形成

de 艾希頓‧亞普懷特 ...

Traducido por 林金源 ...

Series series 木馬人文
當我們怕老，我們怕的是什麼？這個年代，是否沒有人能安心變老**　　為何人們總將老人視為「他者」，而非未來的自己****　　老化如何從一種自然的過程，變成一個需要解決的社會問題**　　在凡事講求政治正確的時代，何以老年歧視唯獨被合理化了？　　我們對老年是否存在諸多誤解，以至於下意識地推遲或否認其到來　　我發現每當有人寫到關於我的任何事，我的年紀都緊跟在我的名字後面。　　──瑪丹娜　　沙灘上沒有界線，年輕與年老之間也沒有越過之後就開始衰退的交叉點**　　不理會變老，便是不理會活著**　　我們從小就被變老會很悲慘的訊息轟炸。皺紋令人尷尬，老年人一無是處。作者暨行動主義者艾希頓•亞普懷特也曾經相信這些說法，直到她明白這種偏見的來源和所造成的傷害。　　亞普懷特以令人意想不到的觀點和活力筆調，書寫自己如何透過深入... ... Leer más

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當我們怕老，我們怕的是什麼？這個年代，是否沒有人能安心變老**　　為何人們總將老人視為「他者」，而非未來的自己****　　老化如何從一種自然的過程，變成一個需要解決的社會問題**　　在凡事講求政治正確的時代，何以老年歧視唯獨被合理化了？　　我們對老年是否存在諸多誤解，以至於下意識地推遲或否認其到來　　我發現每當有人寫到關於我的任何事，我的年紀都緊跟在我的名字後面。　　──瑪丹娜　　沙灘上沒有界線，年輕與年老之間也沒有越過之後就開始衰退的交叉點**　　不理會變老，便是不理會活著**　　我們從小就被變老會很悲慘的訊息轟炸。皺紋令人尷尬，老年人一無是處。作者暨行動主義者艾希頓•亞普懷特也曾經相信這些說法，直到她明白這種偏見的來源和所造成的傷害。　　亞普懷特以令人意想不到的觀點和活力筆調，書寫自己如何透過深入...
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黎明的守望人：殖民帝國、人口流動、技術革新:見證海洋串起的全球化世界

The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a global world

de 瑪雅‧加薩諾夫 ...

Series series 貓頭鷹書房
新生代最才華洋溢的史學家瑪雅‧加薩諾夫的「帝國移民三部曲」2020年首度在台上市◎坎迪爾歷史獎（非虛構歷史獎獎金最高）◎紐時書評最受注目好書◎紐約時報百大好書◎美國國家書評人協會獎非小說類獎項◎喬治華盛頓好書獎《黎明的守望人》、《新世界的流亡者》、《大英帝國的東方歲月》是哈佛大學講座教授瑪雅‧加薩諾夫的三部力作。在這三本書中，她透過三種人物：小說家、美國獨立中的保皇黨、帝國的冒險收藏家，勾勒出這群在18-20世紀的殖民帝國中移動的人物形貌，以及全球化漸漸形成的過程。「極富啟發性與同理心的絕佳之作。」──約翰‧勒卡雷（諜報小說大師）在首部曲《黎明的守望人》中，作者瑪雅‧加薩諾夫教授透過小說家康拉德的人生經歷與文學作品，探索19到20世紀動盪轉變的全球化時代。但為何是康拉德？其實康拉德的名著的《黑暗之心》曾被質疑，認為那是一種帶有白人歧視眼光的作品。但前美國總統歐巴馬卻認為這本書可以反映出殖民帝國裡的白人到底在想些什麼 ... Leer más

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新生代最才華洋溢的史學家瑪雅‧加薩諾夫的「帝國移民三部曲」2020年首度在台上市◎坎迪爾歷史獎（非虛構歷史獎獎金最高）◎紐時書評最受注目好書◎紐約時報百大好書◎美國國家書評人協會獎非小說類獎項◎喬治華盛頓好書獎《黎明的守望人》、《新世界的流亡者》、《大英帝國的東方歲月》是哈佛大學講座教授瑪雅‧加薩諾夫的三部力作。在這三本書中，她透過三種人物：小說家、美國獨立中的保皇黨、帝國的冒險收藏家，勾勒出這群在18-20世紀的殖民帝國中移動的人物形貌，以及全球化漸漸形成的過程。「極富啟發性與同理心的絕佳之作。」──約翰‧勒卡雷（諜報小說大師）在首部曲《黎明的守望人》中，作者瑪雅‧加薩諾夫教授透過小說家康拉德的人生經歷與文學作品，探索19到20世紀動盪轉變的全球化時代。但為何是康拉德？其實康拉德的名著的《黑暗之心》曾被質疑，認為那是一種帶有白人歧視眼光的作品。但前美國總統歐巴馬卻認為這本書可以反映出殖民帝國裡的白人到底在想些什麼
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