好好工作，才能好好活著。從酬勞、打卡、辭職的選擇，乃至於如何看待「人生」這份遠大志業影響力跨越三個世紀的哲學家 用10種思考帶我們重新校準工作的意義★亞馬遜4.7分好評★★《科克斯書評》《華盛頓郵報》《華爾街日報》《出版人週刊》等媒體讚嘆★▍名家齊聲推薦Zen大（作家、寫作溝通講師）李麗美（旅美書評人）周詠盛（哲學開箱文版主、國立體育大學兼任助理教授）鄭凱元（哲學新媒體創辦人、執行長）盧郁佳（作家）──（按姓氏筆畫順序排列）從《湖濱散記》、《公民不服從》等經典著述，到一生的人權運動與經濟思索，影響了托爾斯泰、甘地等數百年一代又一代頂尖心靈的哲學家梭羅，原來，他所有的思考核心都在這樣的一句話裡──「在工作裡，我們如何活得有意義？」後世素知梭羅以環保、廢奴主張、文學成就聞名，很少人知道他除了大量的寫作、散步、沉思之外，還是一位腳踏實地的勞動者。他...

Zenithism is the prospect that an infinite natural system evolves infinitely many maximally advanced conscious beings. In Zenithism, this first book on the subject, Jonathan van Belle explores zenithist philosophy through essays, aphorisms, short stories, and a Grecian dialogue. This mixed-genre work is an invitation to imagine the eschatological possibilities of science, technology, and nature.

A concise and practical manual on developing reading, writing, and critical thinking skills in tandemFor college students learning how to write on scholarly subjects, writing and critical thinking go hand in hand. And yet most books on these topics are categorized separately: writing guides and critical thinking handbooks. This book is different, offering a manual for developing reading, writing, and thinking skills in tandem. With short, practical chapters, Th...

What Thoreau can teach us about working—why we do it, what it does to us, and how we can make it more meaningfulHenry at Work invites readers to rethink how we work today by exploring an aspect of Henry David Thoreau that has often been overlooked: Thoreau the worker. John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle overturn the popular misconception of Thoreau as a navel-gazing recluse who was scornful of work and other mundanities. In fact, Thoreau worked hard—surveying...

What Thoreau can teach us about working—why we do it, what it does to us, and how we can make it more meaningfulHenry at Work invites readers to rethink how we work today by exploring an aspect of Henry David Thoreau that has often been overlooked: Thoreau the worker. John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle overturn the popular misconception of Thoreau as a navel-gazing recluse who was scornfulof work and other mundanities. In fact, Thoreau worked hard—surveying land, running his f...

Few images evoke a more powerful or frightening reaction than that of the assassin.Silently creeping into your room while you sleep, they plunge a pick deep inside your brain, or fill your snoring nostrils with poisonous vapour. Or perhaps skilled fingers from the shadows strike a vital point during mid-step; the coroners say it was a heart attack.Assassins are people to be feared, no doubt. But what do they fear? What do they dream of? What life, what world, are they longi...

Provides a comprehensive review of the recent developments in precision livestock technologies, from wearable sensors, to thermal imaging techniquesCovers the latest research on the application of precision livestock technologies in monitoring livestock healthHighlights the potential of precision livestock technologies to reduce the environmental impact of livestock production

A compelling collection of the life-changing writings of William JamesWilliam James—psychologist, philosopher, and spiritual seeker—is one of those rare writers who can speak directly and powerfully to anyone about life’s meaning and worth, and whose ideas change not only how people think but how they live. The thinker who helped found the philosophy of pragmatism and inspire Alcoholics Anonymous, James famously asked, “is life worth living?” Bringing together many...

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. As climate change accelerates, our window for action is closing. To stay within the "Anthropocene" - an epoch in which humankind as the dominant force shaping the planet retains a degree of control over the destructive processes it has unleashed - global warming must be kept below 2° Celsius.This book explores the unprecedented technological and legal changes required to achieve this. Featuring contributions from leading ex...