《史记》是中国的一部纪传体通史,由西汉武帝时期的司马迁花了18年的时间写成,与《汉书》《后汉书》《三国志》并称为“前四史”。 本书收入本纪4章,点评五帝、秦始皇、汉高祖、吕太后。世家7章,点评齐太公、楚世家、越王勾践、范蠡、陈涉、萧相国、留侯张良。列传21章,点评韩非子、外戚、伍子胥、孟尝君、平原君、廉颇蔺相如、屈原、吕不韦、淮阴侯韩信等20多位人物。
Thomas Hobbes s Leviathan is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy written in the English language.Written in a time of great political turmoil(Hobbes s life spanned the reign of Charles l ,the Civil Wars,the Commonweaalth and the Protectorate,and the Restoratin),Leviathan is an argument for obedience to authority grounded in analysis of human nature. Since its fiist pust publication in 1991 Richard Tuck s edition of leviathn haeen recognised as the single most accurate and authoritative text,and for this revised edition professor Tuck has provided a much-amplified and expanded introduction,which will provide students unfamiliar with Hobbes with a cogent an accessible introduction to this most challenging of texts.Other vital aids to study include an extensive guide to further reading ,a note on textual matters,a chronology of important events and brief biographies of important persons mentioned in Hobbes s text. Richard Tuck is Professor of Government at Harvard University.