In the first half of the fifth century, the Latin-speaking part of the Roman Empire suffered vast losses of territory to barbarian invaders. But in the Greek-speaking half of the Eastern Mediterranean, with its capital at Constantinople, there was a stable and successful system, using Latin as its official language, but communicating with its subjects in Greek. This book takes ...(展开全部)

Belief and Cult argues that belief isn’t uniquely Christian but was central to ancient Roman religion. Drawing on cognitive theory, Jacob Mackey shows that despite having nothing to do with salvation or faith, belief underlay every aspect of Roman religious practices—emotions, individual and collective cult action, ritual norms, social reality, and social power. In doing so, he...(展开全部)

In Greek and Roman Political Ideas, acclaimed classics scholar Melissa Lane introduces the reader to the foundations of Western political thought, from the Greeks, who invented democracy, to the Romans, who created a republic and then transformed it into an empire. Tracing the origins of political philosophy from Socrates to Cicero to Plutarch, Lane reminds us that the birth of...(展开全部)

In Greek and Roman Political Ideas, acclaimed classics scholar Melissa Lane introduces the reader to the foundations of Western political thought, from the Greeks, who invented democracy, to the Romans, who created a republic and then transformed it into an empire. Tracing the origins of political philosophy from Socrates to Cicero to Plutarch, Lane reminds us that the birth of...(展开全部)

The most important questions in life are questions about what we should do and what we should believe. The first kind of question has received considerable attention by normative ethicists, who search for a complete systematic account of right action. This book is about the second kind of question. Right Belief and True Belief starts by defining a new field of inquiry named 'no...(展开全部)

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the key themes in Greek and Roman science, medicine, mathematics and technology. A distinguished team of specialists engage with topics including the role of observation and experiment, Presocratic natural philosophy, ancient creationism, and the special style of ancient Greek mathematical texts, while several chapters confront key...(展开全部)

史蒂夫·科尔，哥伦比亚大学新闻学院院长，普利策奖评选委员会成员。前《华盛顿邮报》资深记者，《纽约客》编辑、新美国基金会的CEO。他得过两次普利策奖，两次海外记者俱乐部奖，一次美国笔协的加尔布雷斯奖，一次亚瑟·罗斯奖，一次美国记者协会利文斯顿奖，一次肯尼迪新闻奖，一次吉布尔奖。

In Private Empire Steve Coll investigates the largest and most powerful private corporation in the United States, revealing the true extent of its power. ExxonMobil's annual revenues are larger than the economic activity in the great majority of countries. In many of the countries where it conducts business, ExxonMobil's sway over politics and security is greater than that of t...(展开全部)

史蒂夫·科尔，哥伦比亚大学新闻学院院长，普利策奖评选委员会成员。前《华盛顿邮报》资深记者，《纽约客》编辑、新美国基金会的CEO。他得过两次普利策奖，两次海外记者俱乐部奖，一次美国笔协的加尔布雷斯奖，一次亚瑟·罗斯奖，一次美国记者协会利文斯顿奖，一次肯尼迪新闻奖，一次吉布尔奖。