Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand's lectures (originally published in 1802 and 1805) were a watershed in the history of architectural theory. Durand fostered a new perspective on architecture - directed to functional needs rather than aesthetic concerns - that revolutionized architectural training across Europe. The second section from 1821 reproduces his drawings which accompanied the...(展开全部)

This book introduces the writings of one of the most influential social philosophers in Italy today to an English-speaking audience. Massimo Cacciari studies the relation between philosophy and modern architecture and applies the thinking of avant-garde architects, artists, and writers to the social and political problems raised by technological society. Essays substantially re...(展开全部)

This book introduces the writings of one of the most influential social philosophers in Italy today to an English-speaking audience. Massimo Cacciari studies the relation between philosophy and modern architecture and applies the thinking of avant-garde architects, artists, and writers to the social and political problems raised by technological society.

This book introduces the writings of one of the most influential social philosophers in Italy today to an English-speaking audience. Massimo Cacciari studies the relation between philosophy and modern architecture and applies the thinking of avant-garde architects, artists, and writers to the social and political problems raised by technological society.

This last book by the late John Rawls, derived from written lectures and notes for his long-running course on modern political philosophy, offers readers an account of the liberal political tradition from a scholar viewed by many as the greatest contemporary exponent of the philosophy behind that tradition. Rawls' goal in the lectures was, he wrote, "to identify the more centra...(展开全部)

梅因（Henry Sumner Maine，1822-1888）是19世纪英国著名的法学家、英国现代历史法学和比较法学的奠基人。其一生经历丰富，兼涉法律实务、法学研究与时评，著述颇丰。其法学著作多以讲义形式面世，传世名著《古代法》便是由他在伦敦四大律师会馆的讲稿修订而成，甫一问世即成经典，在西方法学界的影响经久不衰。

梅因（Henry Sumner Maine，1822-1888）是19世纪英国著名的法学家、英国现代历史法学和比较法学的奠基人。其一生经历丰富，兼涉法律实务、法学研究与时评，著述颇丰。其法学著作多以讲义形式面世，传世名著《古代法》便是由他在伦敦四大律师会馆的讲稿修订而成，甫一问世即成经典，在西方法学界的影响经久不衰。