In this important new study Ian Hacking continues the enquiry into the origins and development of certain characteristic modes of contemporary thought undertaken in such previous works as his best selling Emergence of Probability. Professor Hacking shows how by the late nineteenth century it became possible to think of statistical patterns as explanatory in themselves, and to r...(展开全部)

In this important new study Ian Hacking continues the enquiry into the origins and development of certain characteristic modes of contemporary thought undertaken in such previous works as the best-selling The Emergence of Probability. Professor Hacking shows how by the late nineteenth century it became possible to think of statistical patterns as explanatory in themselves, and ...(展开全部)

In this important new study Ian Hacking continues the enquiry into the origins and development of certain characteristic modes of contemporary thought undertaken in such previous works as the best-selling The Emergence of Probability. Professor Hacking shows how by the late nineteenth century it became possible to think of statistical patterns as explanatory in themselves, and ...(展开全部)

In this important new study Ian Hacking continues the enquiry into the origins and development of certain characteristic modes of contemporary thought undertaken in such previous works as his best selling Emergence of Probability. Professor Hacking shows how by the late nineteenth century it became possible to think of statistical patterns as explanatory in themselves, and to r...(展开全部)

The Taming of the Shrew is one of the most famous and controversial of Shakespeare's comedies. The central relationship, in which Petruchio boisterously 'tames' a rebellious Kate, has often appeared problematic. In the theatre, it has been treated in a diversity of ways, so that Kate's apparent capitulation varies between the ironic and the sincere. Feminists have been divided ...(展开全部)

The Taming of the Shrew is one of the most famous and controversial of Shakespeare's comedies. The central relationship, in which Petruchio boisterously 'tames' a rebellious Kate, has often appeared problematic. In the theatre, it has been treated in a diversity of ways, so that Kate's apparent capitulation varies between the ironic and the sincere. Feminists have been divided ...(展开全部)

尤里•波里索维奇•叶拉金（Юрий Борисович Елагин，1910—1987），曾供职于苏联瓦赫坦戈夫剧院担任小提琴手，后毕业于莫斯科音乐学院。“二战”后，辗转至美国，在休斯顿交响乐团任第一小提琴手。对苏联艺术生活有深刻观察，另著有《弗谢沃洛德•梅耶荷德（1874—1940）——黑色的天才》。

美国当代著名小说家、文学评论家。生于1941年，毕业于美国杜克大学，20世纪60年代开始写作。著有《思家小馆的晚餐》、《呼吸课》、《意外旅客》等作品。1988年，凭借《呼吸课》获得普利策文学奖。 安•泰勒擅长家庭题材，她写小说有如匠人，细致而精准地还原普通人生活的真相：没有绝对的幸福，也没有绝对的苦痛，家也好，爱也好，都需要你像接纳美好一样去直面人性的幽暗。

美国当代著名小说家、文学评论家。生于1941年，毕业于美国杜克大学，20世纪60年代开始写作。著有《思家小馆的晚餐》、《呼吸课》、《意外旅客》等作品。1988年，凭借《呼吸课》获得普利策文学奖。 安•泰勒擅长家庭题材，她写小说有如匠人，细致而精准地还原普通人生活的真相：没有绝对的幸福，也没有绝对的苦痛，家也好，爱也好，都需要你像接纳美好一样去直面人性的幽暗。

This survey of Western political thought ranges from Aristotle to "The Federalist Papers", showing how the doctrine of executive power arose and how it has developed to the present day. Although there were various "proto-executives", from Roman dictators to Christian kings, the modern executive first appears with Machiavelli's "The Prince". Yet Machiavelli's strong - even cruel...(展开全部)