Tom Nichols: 10 books

Titian is best known for paintings that embodied the tradition of the Venetian Renaissance—but how Venetian was the artist himself? In this study, Tom Nichols probes the tensions between the individualism of Titian’s work and the conservative mores of the city, showing how his art undermined the...

The 15th century saw the evolution of a distinct and powerfully influential European culture. But what does the familiar phrase “Renaissance Art” actually describe? Through engaging discussion of timeless works by artists such as Jan van Eyck, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo, Nichols produces...

Il grande sviluppo tecnologico della nostra era ci ha dato accesso a una quantità di informazioni senza precedenti. Il risultato, però, non è stato l’inizio di un nuovo illuminismo, ma il sorgere di un’età dell’incompetenza in cui una sorta di egualitarismo narcisistico e disinformato sembra...

Technology and increasing levels of education have exposed people to more information than ever before. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided intellectual egalitarianism that has crippled informed debates on any number of issues. Today, everyone...

Jacopo Tintoretto (1518–94) is an ambiguous figure in the history of art. His radically unorthodox paintings are not readily classifiable, and although he was a Venetian by birth, his standing as a member of the Venetian school is constantly contested. But he was also a formidable maverick, abandoning...

▍美國亞馬遜書店2017年度非虛構類好書、長踞知識論／哲學類暢銷榜　▍ 哲學傳播新創企業　哲學新媒體 朱家安（哲學雞蛋糕腦闆） 李取中（《大誌雜誌》《The Affairs 週刊編集》總編輯） 何飛鵬（城邦出版集團首席執行長） 馮勃翰（臺灣大學經濟系副教授） 蔡依橙（醫師、新思惟國際創辦人） 鄭國威（泛科知識公司知識長） 謝宇程（【真識】溝通創作事業創辦人） 謝青龍（南華大學哲學與生命教育系／通識教育中心專任教授） 翼劍制（華梵大學哲學系教授） 顏擇雅（作家、出版人） ——推薦 「專家與公民關係的瓦解，就等同於民主制度的失能。」 為什麼網際網路開放、高等教育普及、新聞媒體蓬勃發展， 卻讓當代社會鄙視專業、陷入前所未有的「反知識」思潮？ 本書將帶我們反思「專業」的意義，爬梳專家與公民的關係在當代何以崩解，並找回民主社會中兩者應有的相處之道。 反智像一道綿延不絕的線，蜿蜒貫穿著我們生活中的政治與文化面， 至於滋養著這條線的謬誤觀念則是： 民主就等於「我再無知，也可以跟博學的你平起平坐」。 ——艾西莫夫（Isaac...

The spirit that founded the volume and guided its development is radically inter- and transdisciplinary. Dispatches have arrived from anthropology, communications, English, film studies (including theory, history, criticism), literary studies (including theory, history, criticism), media and screen...

Speculative fiction is a thing unto itself, full of wonder and wisdom, creativity and imagination, Here is the first anthology of the North Texas Speculative Fiction Workshop. In these pages, you'll find a mix of fantasy, science fiction, and horror with stories like growing up in the space age, a...

John Piper has had a profound impact on countless men and women over his nearly thirty years of ministry. From his online ministry with Desiring God to his preaching ministry at Bethlehem Baptist to his writing ministry in over thirty books, his faithful service has encouraged and challenged many...

If you and someone you love are going to be apart for a day, a week, a month or a year, you think about each other and you wonder what the other one is doing. You hope the other is safe and happy and has peace. When you wonder about those things we call it missing each other. This book provides fun...