Oxford University Press

Pharmacists face ethical choices constantly -- sometimes dramatic life-and-death        decisions, but more often subtle, less conspicuous choices that are nonetheless        important. Among the topics confronted are assisted suicide, conscientious refusal,        pain management, equitable distribution of drug resources within institutions...

Embodied Minds in Action works out a unified treatment of three fundamental philosophical problems: the mind-body problem, the problem of mental causation, and the problem of action. Hanna and Maiese offer a new paradigm for contemporary mainstream research in the philosophy of mind and cognitive neuroscience....

What is spacetime? General relativity and quantum field theory answer this question in very different ways. This collection of essays by physicists and philosophers looks at the problem of uniting these two most fundamental theories of our world, focusing on the nature of space and time within this new quantum framework, and the kind of...

Geographies of Knowing and LearningHow are firms, networks of firms, and production systems organized and how does        this organization vary from place to place? This book synthesizes theories from        across the social sciences with empirical research and case studies in order to        answer this question....

Cardiology Emergencies covers the presentation, investigation, and management of all the common, and some uncommon, acute cardiac problems that require speedy diagnosis and management....

Volume 1This comprehensive history traces the development of mathematical ideas and the careers of the mathematicians responsible for them. Originally published in 1972, it is now available as a three volume paperback edition. Volume 1 looks at the discipline's origins in Babylon and Egypt, the creation of geometry and trigonometry by the Greeks,...