人類是如何誕生的？為何地球上會出現像我們這樣的物種？我們在宇宙中是否有一個特殊的地位或命運？我們要往哪兒去？為什麼？（這是最難回答的問題）兩度獲得普立茲獎的當代科學大儒、眾所公認的全球生物學家及自然歷史學家翹楚，愛德華•威爾森（Edward O. Wilson）從人類在非洲大草原上的起源開始，談及人類在地球及宇宙中定位的集大成之作。＊入圍2014美國國家圖書獎＊美國前副總統高爾、《紐約時報》、《出
人類是如何誕生的？為何地球上會出現像我們這樣的物種？我們在宇宙中是否有一個特殊的地位或命運？我們要往哪兒去？為什麼？（這是最難回答的問題）兩度獲得普立茲獎的當代科學大儒、眾所公認的全球生物學家及自然歷史學家翹楚，愛德華•威爾森（Edward O. Wilson）從人類在非洲大草原上的起源開始，談及人類在地球及宇宙中定位的集大成之作。身為地球上唯一有思考能力的物種，幾乎所有人都曾詢問這樣一個終極問題。為什麼會有人類這麼特殊的物種存在？我們存在的意義又是什麼？全世界最重要的演化生物學家，社會生物學的創始者，愛德華•威爾森，從生物學的角度，提出了他對這些亙古疑問的回答。人類為什麼這麼特殊？與許多人文科學學者對此問題回答的取徑完全不同。威爾森從演化來回答這個問題。萬物均來自演化，人類的與眾不同，也只是自然演化這部偉大史詩中的一個插曲。但也是演化，讓人類成為地球上唯一同時擁有自私與無私兩種基因的生物。這兩種基因的衝突與撞擊，讓我們時刻活在矛盾與衝突之中，因此創造出了人類璀燦的文明，也讓我們擁有重新定義自己的能力。那意識呢？人類的自由意志呢？靈性呢？這些是否也可能來自演化？威爾森認為答案是肯定的。對科學尚不可解的事物，人類傾向用神祕力量來解釋，但從動物行為和人類文化的觀察中，卻總是能看到演化的擇汰力量不停地出現，但隨著科學的日益進步，我們是不是能以更理性的方式，讓對地球更有益的文化留存下來，而能汰除那些讓群體無法存活的自私的基因？人類要往哪裡去？我們該如何定義自己？即使人類在演化中曾有非凡的歷史機遇，但仍只是隨機事件造就了我們，如果人類要更清楚地認識自己，最好的方式就是與其他生命形式做個比較，甚至是與存在太陽系外的生物做個比較，這能讓我們更好地定義自己，肩負起人類被演化賦與的特殊責任。當AI機器人已能取代人類工作、人類進行太空旅行也已指日可待，但我們所身處的地球，物種滅絶、戰禍頻仍依然時時可聞，人類該如何跳出基因的窠臼？作者愛德華•威爾森以他當代科學大儒、頂尖生物演化學家的身分，在書中討論了當前生物學界自《自私的基因》之後最受矚目的議題，並由此以科學的角度重新思考人類存在的意義，猶如曖曖微光，為我們指點一個可能的未來。
This book is full of stories highlighting how philosophy over the ages has impacted the way we think and behave today. Travel down the road of wisdom to discover how philosophers have puzzled over themeaningof life, thehuman experience, and existence itself. Why is philosophy important? What's so great about it? Take a leap into the world of philosophy and have all your questions answered while discovering the unexpectedly interesting history of philosophy and its many schools of thought. Philosophical ideas affect our day-to-day lives in ways that you might not expect. But understanding these ideas can be daunting--even for adults! If you want to learn how to improve your thinking, make Aristotelian friends, visit Plato in his famous cave, or discuss women's rights with Mary Wollstonecraft, What's the Point of Philosophy? is the place to start. By telling interesting stories to unpack complex theories, What's the Point of Philosophy? allows you to connect with philosophers ofthe p
First published in 1818, The World as Will and Representation contains Schopenhauer's entire philosophy, ranging through epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind and action, aesthetics and philosophy of art, to ethics, themeaningof life and the philosophy of religion, in an attempt to account for the world in all its significant aspects. It gives a unique and influential account of what is and is not of value in existence, the striving and pain ofthehuman condition and the possibility of deliverance from it. This translation ofthe first volume of what later became a two-volume work reflects the eloquence and power of Schopenhauer's prose and renders philosophical terms accurately and consistently. It offers an introduction, glossary of names and bibliography, and succinct editorial notes, including notes on the revisions ofthe text which Schopenhauer made in 1844 and 1859.
人類從原始生物開始一路演化，這個過程本身就是一部壯闊的史詩，但時至今日，科技的進展已讓人類面臨有史以來最大的道德困境，讓人類對自身存在的意義陷入迷惑，人類的未來將往哪裡去？我們的生命是否有其發展的目的？兩度獲得普立茲獎的當代科學大儒、眾所公認的全球生物學家及自然歷史學家翹楚，愛德華•威爾森（Edward O. Wilson）從人類在非洲大草原上的起源開始，談及他對人類存在意義的思索。※入圍2014
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