A witty, wise, biting, and completely individual meditation on what it means to think, live, and be to the contrary.
"Art of Mentoring" series
In the book that he was born to write, provocateur and best-selling author Christopher Hitchens inspires future generations of radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, angry young (wo)men, and dissidents. Who better to speak to that ...
A witty, wise, biting, and completely individual meditation on what it means to think, live, and be to the contrary.
"Art of Mentoring" series
In the book that he was born to write, provocateur and best-selling author Christopher Hitchens inspires future generations of radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, angry young (wo)men, and dissidents. Who better to speak to that person who finds him or herself in a contrarian position than Hitchens, who has made a career of disagreeing in profound and entertaining ways.
This book explores the entire range of "contrary positions"-from noble dissident to gratuitous pain in the butt. In an age of overly polite debate bending over backward to reach a happy consensus within an increasingly centrist political dialogue, Hitchens pointedly pitches himself in contrast.
He bemoans the loss of the skills of dialectical thinking evident in contemporary society. He understands the importance of disagreement-to personal integrity, to informed discussion, to true progress-heck, to democracy itself. Epigrammatic, spunky, witty, in your face, timeless and timely, this book is everything you would expect from a mentoring contrarian.
“写给年轻人的忠告”这类写作里，不够自持的作者通常难以拒绝”我常常被人问及so and so”的表达。同样不算高雅的方式包括作者无休止的引述自己的人生经验暗示它们的普适性。Hitchens在内容层面排除了这些可能，他和读者探讨了解自我的价值，面对荒诞的勇气，坚持理性的孤独，和秉承人之尊严的态度。在恰到好处的机智与幽默间，读者看到的是一个可触及的智识”偶像”认识世界的方式。
"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." Asserting the inalienable rights of the individual. Becoming a determined and principled individual exercising h..."The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." Asserting the inalienable rights of the individual. Becoming a determined and principled individual exercising his right to say no.(展开)
not as good as his debates in blood & flesh & actual voice...slightly repetitive/pretentious...D Murray is better in writing but less bold, Hitchens is really passionate & darn smart but this book is ...not as good as his debates in blood & flesh & actual voice...slightly repetitive/pretentious...D Murray is better in writing but less bold, Hitchens is really passionate & darn smart but this book is more casual(展开)
"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." Asserting the inalienable rights of the individual. Becoming a determined and principled individual exercising h..."The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." Asserting the inalienable rights of the individual. Becoming a determined and principled individual exercising his right to say no.(展开)
“写给年轻人的忠告”这类写作里，不够自持的作者通常难以拒绝”我常常被人问及so and so”的表达。同样不算高雅的方式包括作者无休止的引述自己的人生经验暗示它们的普适性。Hitchens在内容层面排除了这些可能，他和读者探讨了解自我的价值，面对荒诞的勇气，坚持理性的孤独，和秉承人之尊严的态度。在恰到好处的机智与幽默间，读者看到的是一个可触及的智识”偶像”认识世界的方式。
not as good as his debates in blood & flesh & actual voice...slightly repetitive/pretentious...D Murray is better in writing but less bold, Hitchens is really passionate & darn smart but this book is ...not as good as his debates in blood & flesh & actual voice...slightly repetitive/pretentious...D Murray is better in writing but less bold, Hitchens is really passionate & darn smart but this book is more casual(展开)
前言 3，译文：首先，看到我所从事的职业被降级为一种反复使用的东西，这让我厌倦。 原文：For one thing, it bores me to see my supposed “profession” reduced to recycling. 这里的recycling是说上面那些人反复用同一些'clippings from earlier reviews and notices' 'bo...
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1 有用 gavin.j 2020-05-17 22:17:39
“写给年轻人的忠告”这类写作里，不够自持的作者通常难以拒绝”我常常被人问及so and so”的表达。同样不算高雅的方式包括作者无休止的引述自己的人生经验暗示它们的普适性。Hitchens在内容层面排除了这些可能，他和读者探讨了解自我的价值，面对荒诞的勇气，坚持理性的孤独，和秉承人之尊严的态度。在恰到好处的机智与幽默间，读者看到的是一个可触及的智识”偶像”认识世界的方式。
0 有用 いずみ ちあき 2013-08-25 21:30:06
(2013.43)一年前看见这书八成会奉为人生哲学的新高峰什么的，现在就是觉得非常带感又非常舞扎～ 高端说教什么的最有爱了，但现在已经无法满足我了，还是要转战纯科学啊～（扭）不过CH其人的确很有趣啊，文青应该让他火起来啊～～～
0 有用 西山 2021-03-19 11:26:31
"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." Asserting the inalienable rights of the individual. Becoming a determined and principled individual exercising h... "The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." Asserting the inalienable rights of the individual. Becoming a determined and principled individual exercising his right to say no. (展开)
0 有用 知识豆腐 2018-06-21 10:02:43
not as good as his debates in blood & flesh & actual voice...slightly repetitive/pretentious...D Murray is better in writing but less bold, Hitchens is really passionate & darn smart but this book is ... not as good as his debates in blood & flesh & actual voice...slightly repetitive/pretentious...D Murray is better in writing but less bold, Hitchens is really passionate & darn smart but this book is more casual (展开)
0 有用 西山 2021-03-19 11:26:31
"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." Asserting the inalienable rights of the individual. Becoming a determined and principled individual exercising h... "The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." Asserting the inalienable rights of the individual. Becoming a determined and principled individual exercising his right to say no. (展开)
1 有用 gavin.j 2020-05-17 22:17:39
“写给年轻人的忠告”这类写作里，不够自持的作者通常难以拒绝”我常常被人问及so and so”的表达。同样不算高雅的方式包括作者无休止的引述自己的人生经验暗示它们的普适性。Hitchens在内容层面排除了这些可能，他和读者探讨了解自我的价值，面对荒诞的勇气，坚持理性的孤独，和秉承人之尊严的态度。在恰到好处的机智与幽默间，读者看到的是一个可触及的智识”偶像”认识世界的方式。
0 有用 知识豆腐 2018-06-21 10:02:43
not as good as his debates in blood & flesh & actual voice...slightly repetitive/pretentious...D Murray is better in writing but less bold, Hitchens is really passionate & darn smart but this book is ... not as good as his debates in blood & flesh & actual voice...slightly repetitive/pretentious...D Murray is better in writing but less bold, Hitchens is really passionate & darn smart but this book is more casual (展开)
0 有用 いずみ ちあき 2013-08-25 21:30:06
(2013.43)一年前看见这书八成会奉为人生哲学的新高峰什么的，现在就是觉得非常带感又非常舞扎～ 高端说教什么的最有爱了，但现在已经无法满足我了，还是要转战纯科学啊～（扭）不过CH其人的确很有趣啊，文青应该让他火起来啊～～～