Since the English translation first appeared in 1923, Rudolf Otto's volume has established itself as a classic in the field of religious philosophy. It offers an in-depth inquiry into the non-rational factor in the idea of the divine and its relation to the rational.

As with the compass needle, so people have always been most powerfully attracted northwards; everyone carries within them their own concept of north. The Idea of North is a study, ranging widely in time and place, of some of the ways in which these ideas have found expression. Peter Davidson explores the topography of north as represented in images and literature, taking in Net...(展开全部)

Is justice an ideal, forever beyond our grasp, or something that may actually guide our practical decisions and enhance our lives? In this wide-ranging book, Amartya Sen presents an alternative approach to mainstream theories of justice which, despite their many specific achievements have taken us, he argues, in the wrong direction in general. At the heart of Sen's argument is ...(展开全部)

Is justice an ideal, forever beyond our grasp, or something that may actually guide our practical decisions and enhance our lives?In this wide-ranging book, Amartya Sen presents an alternative approach to mainstream theories of justice which, despite their many specific achievements have taken us, he argues, in the wrong direction in general. At the heart of Sen’s argument is h...(展开全部)

拉里•沃尔夫 (Larry Wolff)，1957 年生，美国文理科学院院士 (1997 年当选)，纽约大学教授，杰出的欧洲思想文化史专家，东欧史学科带头人。1979 年毕业于哈佛大学，1984 年获得斯坦福大学历史系博士学位，师从美国有名东欧史学者Wayne Vucinich (1913-2005)。毕业后曾任教于波士顿学院 (1986-2006)，现为纽约大学银色教授 (殊荣)，历史系正教授，兼任纽约大学弗洛伦萨校区负责人，欧洲与地中海研究中心原主任。研究方向集中于18-20 世纪中东欧思想文化史。

克拉勃，荷兰法学家，政治学家，主权多元论的代表人物之一，主要著作有：《法律主权学说》、《近代国家观念》等。

This book offers an answer to the question: what is public law? It suggests that an adequate explanation can only be given once public law is recognized to be an autonomous discipline, with its own distinctive methods and tasks. Martin Loughlin defends this claim by identifying the conceptual foundations of the public law in governing, politics, representation, sovereignty, con...(展开全部)