On October 5, 2011, the news of the death of technology innovator Steve Jobs rocked the world. The failing health of the Apple cofounder and Pixar CEO was no secret. Jobs had given up his role as Apple's CEO just a few months prior because of his struggle with pancreatic cancer. But his death still drew a huge reaction. From Apple employees and fans to political and business leaders, people honored Jobs' passing by reflecting on his prolific life that greatly influenced the way technology is used.

Exciting new developments in brain science are continuing the debates on these issues, and the field has now expanded to include biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers. This controversial book clarifies the potentially confusing arguments, and the major theories, while also outlining the amazing pace of discoveries in neuroscience. Covering areas such as the construction of self in the brain, mechanisms of attention, the neural correlates of consciousness, and the physiology of altered states of consciousness, Susan Blackmore highlights our latest findings.

文学は、私たちの人生や社会に対して、どんな意味があるのだろうか。──人間の生を真摯に見つめ、現代の問題群に挑み続ける小説家が、文学の力を根源から問う。

現在、米国を中心に世界では「イノベーションの経済学・経営学」に関する研究が盛んである。起業家はいかにしてどこから生まれるのか、なぜ起業家は特定の地域に集積するのか、科学技術はベンチャー企業の

T. W. Adorno (1903-1969) was a German philosopher and social and cultural theorist. His work has come to be seen as increasingly relevant to understanding the pathologies of contemporary society evident in today's climate emergency, the financial crash, the reappearance of fascism in many countries, and the growing instability of the world order. This Very Short Introduction covers Adorno's work and life, explaining his key philosophical concepts and the philosophical background and historical context of Adorno's thinking.

This lively and accessible introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writings, drawing the listener into Plato's way of doing philosophy, and the general themes of his thinking. It looks at Plato as a thinker grappling with philosophical problems in a variety of ways, rather than a philosopher with a fully worked-out system. It includes a brief account of Plato's life and the various interpretations that have been drawn from the sparse remains of information.

人間の連帯は，真理の哲学的な探求によって可能となるものではない．他者への残酷さに対する感性を想像力によって拡張することで達成されるべき，目標なのだ．

ようこそ。はじめまして。お待たせしました。スタンフォード・ソーシャルイノベーション・レビュー 日本版（SSIR-J）の創刊号をお届けします。

第三次人工知能(AI)ブームの中核的役割を果たす深層学習(ディープ・ラーニング)は、その高い信頼性と汎用性ゆえに様々な領域に応用されていく一方で、

ＡＩならば可能なのか。将来世代はどうなるのか。