Who Am I and If So How Many? : A Journey Through Your Mind

基本信息

Format:Paperback / softback 352 pages

Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group

Imprint:Constable

ISBN:9781849011020

Published:21 Apr 2011

Classifications:Philosophy, Popular science

Readership:General (US: Trade)

Weight:250g

Dimensions:199 x 153 x 23 (mm)

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書籍簡介

《我是誰？如果有我，有幾個我？》是理查德·大衞·普列斯特創作的哲學著作。

本書可謂橫跨了心理學、哲學、生物學、腦部科學等不同學科，為我們介紹了它們當前的新發展。如同一幅令人驚歎的拼圖，最後終於呈現出今日科學界眼中“人類”的完整樣貌，讓我們在面對人生的種種迷惘與困惑時，終於看見了一座指引方向的燈塔。

這不是一部哲學史導論，也不是腦筋急轉彎的哲學入門；它以“人是什麼”的問題為起點，以現代科學研究成果為工具，探討人的認知、倫理、信仰、自由和愛的意義等我們在生命裏終究要面對的重要課題。書中所探討的問題，均為人們日常生活中會遇到但可能沒有過多考慮或考慮之後沒有答案的問題，比如“我們為什麼幫助別人？”“何謂真理？”“可以吃動物嗎？”“為什麼應該保護環境？”“可以對人進行復制嗎？”“神存在嗎？”“道德是與生俱來的嗎？”“應該允許安樂死嗎？”等等。

There are many books about philosophy, but Who Am I? And If So How Many? is different from the rest. Never before has anyone introduced readers so expertly and, at the same time, so light-heartedly and elegantly to the big philosophical questions.

Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, history, and even pop culture, Richard David Precht deftly elucidates the questions at the heart of human existence: What is truth? Does life have meaning? Why should I be good? and presents them in concise, witty, and engaging prose. The result is an exhilarating journey through the history of philosophy and a lucid introduction to current research on the brain.

Who Am I? And If So, How Many? is a wonderfully accessible introduction to philosophy. The book is a kaleidoscope of philosophical problems, anecdotal information, neurological and biological science, and psychological research.

The books is divided into three parts:

1) What Can I Know? focuses on the brain and the nature and scope of human knowledge, starting with questions posed by Kant, Descartes, Nietzsche, Freud, and others.

2) What Should I Do? deals with human morals and ethics, using neurological and sociological research to explain why we empathize with others and are compelled to act morally. Discusses the morality of euthanasia, abortion, cloning, and other controversial topics.

3) What Can I Hope For? centers around the most important questions in life: What is happiness and why do we fall in love? Is there a God and how can we prove God's exi

作者簡介

理查德·大衞·普列斯特，哲學家、政論家、作家、媒體出版人。1994年於科隆大學取得博士學位，其後幾乎任職過德國各大報及電台，並擔任過芝加哥論壇報的研究員。2000年榮獲生物醫學大傳獎。

Richard David Precht was born in 1964, studied philosophy, history of art, and German language and literature. He has been writing as a journalist on cultural, media, philosophical and ethical topics for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Die Zeit, and Literaturen since 1995. He lives as a philosopher, journalist and author in Luxembourg.