a ~This is an outline of a coherence theory of law. Its basic ideas are: reasonable support and weighing of reasons. All the rest is commentary.a (TM) These words at the beginning of the preface of this book perfectly indicate what On Law and Reason is about. It is a theory about the nature of the law which emphasises the role of reason in the law and which refuses to limit th...(展开全部)

In this book Joseph Raz develops his views on some of the central questions in practical philosophy: legal, political and moral. The book provides an overview of Raz's work on jurisprudence and the nature of law in the context of broader questions in the philosophy of practical reason. The book opens with a discussion of methodological issues, focusing on understanding the natu...(展开全部)

1987年诺贝尔文学奖得主约瑟夫•布罗茨基（1940—1996）是一位跨越了英语与俄语世界的文学奇才。生于1940年的列宁格勒，布罗茨基的前半生在母国苏联度过，他的大部分诗歌成就也是用俄语完成的；1972年，永别故土、定居美国的布罗茨基从零开始学习英语，进而一举成为英语世界最为卓 越的散文大师之一。诚如他在一次采访中所给出的自我认知：“我是一名犹太人；一名俄语诗人；一名英语散文家。” 1986年，布罗茨基荣获美国国家书评奖，1987年荣获诺贝尔文学奖，1991年获选“美国桂冠诗人”。其代表作品有诗集《诗选》、《词类》、《致乌拉尼亚》，散文集《小于一》、《悲伤与理智》等。

Joseph Brodsky was a great contrarian and believed, against the received wisdom of our day, that good writing could survive translation. He was right, I think, though you had to wonder when you saw how badly his own work fared in English. But then perhaps the Russians hadn't expelled a great poet so much as exposed us to one of their virulent personality cults. Yet Brodsky's es...(展开全部)

1987年诺贝尔文学奖得主约瑟夫•布罗茨基（1940—1996）是一位跨越了英语与俄语世界的文学奇才。生于1940年的列宁格勒，布罗茨基的前半生在母国苏联度过，他的大部分诗歌成就也是用俄语完成的；1972年，永别故土、定居美国的布罗茨基从零开始学习英语，进而一举成为英语世界最为卓 越的散文大师之一。诚如他在一次采访中所给出的自我认知：“我是一名犹太人；一名俄语诗人；一名英语散文家。” 1986年，布罗茨基荣获美国国家书评奖，1987年荣获诺贝尔文学奖，1991年获选“美国桂冠诗人”。其代表作品有诗集《诗选》、《词类》、《致乌拉尼亚》，散文集《小于一》、《悲伤与理智》等。

Joseph Brodsky was a great contrarian and believed, against the received wisdom of our day, that good writing could survive translation. He was right, I think, though you had to wonder when you saw how badly his own work fared in English. But then perhaps the Russians hadn't expelled a great poet so much as exposed us to one of their virulent personality cults. Yet Brodsky's es...(展开全部)

In this richly diverse collection of essays, Joseph Brodsky casts a reflective eye on his experiences of early life in Russia and exile in America. With dazzling erudition, he explores subjects as varied as the dynamic of poetry, the nature of history and the plight of the emigre writer. There is also the humorous tale of a disastrous trip to Brazil, advice to students, a homag...(展开全部)

In this richly diverse collection of essays, Joseph Brodsky casts a reflective eye on his experiences of early life in Russia and exile in America. With dazzling erudition, he explores subjects as varied as the dynamic of poetry, the nature of history and the plight of the emigre writer. There is also the humorous tale of a disastrous trip to Brazil, advice to students, a homag...(展开全部)