Was Hobbes the first great architect of modern political philosophy? Highly critical of the classical tradition in philosophy, particularly Aristotle, Hobbes thought that he had established a new science of morality and politics. Devin Stauffer here delves into Hobbes's critique of the classical tradition, making this oft-neglected aspect of the philosopher's thought the basis ...(展开全部)

A two-volume study of political thought from the late thirteenth to the end of the sixteenth century, the decisive period of transition from medieval to modern political theory. The work is intended to be both an introduction to the period for students, and a presentation and justification of a particular approach to the interpretation of historical texts. Quentin Skinner gives...(展开全部)

Quentin Skinner's classic study The Foundations of Modern Political Thought was first published by Cambridge in 1978. This was the first of a series of outstanding publications that have changed forever the way the history of political thought is taught and practised. Rethinking the Foundations of Modern Political Thought looks afresh at the impact of the original work, asks wh...(展开全部)

弗雷德里克·沃特金斯（Frederick Watkins)：曾任耶鲁大学政治学教授，著作有《作为一种政治学概念的国家》、《意识形态的时代——从1750年到现在的政治思想》以及《德国共和体制下宪法紧急权力的挫败》等；《西方政治传统：近代自由主义之发展》是他的代表作。

A two-volume study of political thought from the late thirteenth to the end of the sixteenth century, the decisive period of transition from medieval to modern political theory. The work is intended to be both an introduction to the period for students, and a presentation and justification of a particular approach to the interpretation of historical texts. Quentin Skinner gives...(展开全部)

作者马斯特，英文版卢梭全集的主编之一。获哈佛大学学士学位（1955年），后于美国芝加哥大学获得硕士（1958年）和博士学位（1961年）。曾任教于耶鲁大学，他一生著述甚丰，在社会科学研究方面有深入的研究和巨大的贡献。

In engaging five of Plato's dialogues_Theaetetus, Euthyphro, Cratylus, Sophist, and Statesman_and by paying particular attention to Socrates' intellectual defense in the 'philosophic trial' by the Stranger from Elea, Jacob Howland illuminates Plato's understanding of the proper relationship between philosophy and politics. This insightful and innovative study illustrates the Pl...(展开全部)

About the first edition: To sum it up, one can perhaps see a distinction among advanced probability books into those which are original and path-breaking in content, such as Levy's and Doob's well-known examples, and those which aim primarily to assimilate known material, such as Loeve's and more recently Rogers and Williams'. Seen in this light, Kallenberg's present book woul...(展开全部)