Leviathan Paperback Wordsworth Classics of World Literature By (author) Thomas Hobbes Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd Format: Paperback | 592 pages Dimensions: 129mm x 198mm x 15mm | 402g Publication date: 14 July 2014 Publication City/Country: Herts ISBN 10: 1840227338 ISBN 13: 9781840227338 Product de*ion With an Introduction by Dr Richard Serjeantson, Trinity College, Cambridge Since its first publication in 1651, Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan has been recognised as one of the most compelling, and most controversial, works of political philosophy written in English. Forged in the crucible of the civil and religious warfare of the mid-seventeenth century, it proposes a political theory that combines an unequivocal commitment to natural human liberty with the conviction that the sovereign power of government must be exercised absolutely. Leviathan begins from some shockingly naturalistic starting-points: an analysis of
The Book of Master Mo (英语) 平装 Mo Zi A key work of ancient Chinese philosophy is brought back to life in Ian Johnston's and definitive translation. Very little is known about Master Mo, or the school he founded. However, the book containing his philosphical ideas has survived centuries of neglect and is today recognised as a fundamental work of ancient Chinese philosophy. 基本信息 平装 语种: 英语 ISBN: 014139210X 条形码: 9780141392103 商品尺寸: 12.8 x 2.3 x 19.7 cm 商品重量: 349 g ASIN: 014139210X
萨蒂利卡 英文原版 Satyricon (Rev) 基本信息 出版社: Penguin Classics; Revised (2012年1月31日) 丛书名: Penguin Classics 平装: 240页 语种: 英语 ISBN: 0140448055 条形码: 9780140448054 商品尺寸: 12.9 x 1.4 x 19.7 cm 商品重量: 454 g ASIN: 0140448055 内容详情 The marvelously entertaining parody of imperial Rome. One of the most outrageous and strikingly modern works to have survived from the ancient world, "The Satyricon" offers an unmatched satirical portrait of the age of Nero, in all its excesses and chaos. It recounts the adventures of Encolpius and his companions as they travel around Italy, encountering courtesans, priestesses, con men, brothel-keepers, pompous professors, and, above all, Trimalchio, the nouveau riche millionaire whose debauched feasting and pretentious vulgarity make him one of the great comic characters in literature. 作者简介 Titus Petronius Arbiter is reputedly the author of the Satyricon.