This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare’s finesse to Oscar Wilde’s wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The P…
This thought provoking book uncovers a crisis in the political imagination, a wide-spread failure to provide the passionate sense of community "in which our need for belonging can be met." Seeking the answers to fundamental questions, Michael Ignatieff writes vividly both about ideas and about the people who tried to live by them―from Augustine to Bosch, from Rosseau to Simone Weil. Incisive …
Buku ini bukan hanya menyajikan kajian antropologis mengenai manusia sebagai makhluk-bermain dan manifestasi-manifestasinya dalam sejarah kebudayaan. Naluri bermain adalah satu unsur yang paling fundamental dalam kebudayaan manusia; dan bahwa prestasi-prestasi manusiawi di bidang ilmu pengetahuan, hukum, kesenian, dan bahkan filsafat sekalipun bermula dari naluri tersebut.
Recent developments in biotechnology and genetic research are raising complex ethical questions concerning the legitimate scope and limits of genetic intervention. As we begin to contemplate the possibility of intervening in the human genome to prevent diseases, we cannot help but feel that the human species might soon be able to take its biological evolution in its own hands. 'Playing God' is …