This book was written by Amartya Sen over a period of ten years. It is not a simple memoir of life, but a history of academic growth, tracing the author's growing environment, education, ideological development, academic experience, and the inside story of how he stood out in the academic world. The book starts from Sen's birth in 1933, and continues until he left Cambridge University in 1963 to teach at Harvard University in the United States, starting the next brilliant academic career. The book not only shows how an academic master is made, but also vividly portrays the face of an era, as well as his insights into many important academic figures and historical events. It is a rare record of modern academic development.
本书由阿马蒂亚·森历时十年撰写而成, 不是一部简单的生活回忆录, 而是一部学术成长史, 追溯了作者的成长环境、所受教育、思想发展、治学经历以及在学术界脱颖而出的内情。本书从1933年森出生时讲起, 一直到他在1963年离开剑桥大学前往美国哈佛大学执教, 开启下一段辉煌的学术生涯。全书既展示了一个学术大家是如何炼成的, 又生动地刻画了一个时代的面影, 以及他对不少重要的学术人物和历史事件的真知灼见, 是一部难得的现代学术发展见闻录。
本书由阿马蒂亚·森历时十年撰写而成, 不是一部简单的生活回忆录, 而是一部学术成长史, 追溯了作者的成长环境、所受教育、思想发展、治学经历以及在学术界脱颖而出的内情。本书从1933年森出生时讲起, 一直到他在1963年离开剑桥大学前往美国哈佛大学执教, 开启下一段辉煌的学术生涯。全书既展示了一个学术大家是如何炼成的, 又生动地刻画了一个时代的面影, 以及他对不少重要的学术人物和历史事件的真知灼见, 是一部难得的现代学术发展见闻录。
