Oxford University Press

Music education thrives on philosophical inquiry, the systematic and critical        examination of beliefs and assumptions. Yet philosophy, often considered abstract        and irrelevant, is often absent from the daily life of music instructors. In The        Oxford Handbook of Philosophy in Music Education, editors Wayne D. Bowman and...

Set against the backdrop of the black struggle in society,   Slow Fade to Black is the definitive history of African-American accomplishment in film--both before and behind the camera--from the earliest movies through World War II. As he records the changing attitudes toward African-Americans both in Hollywood and the nation at large, Cripps...

Are there things we should value because they are, quite simply, good? Richard Kraut argues that there are not. Goodness, he holds, is not a reason-giving property - in fact, there may be no such thing. It is an illusory and insidious category of practical thought....

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Reproduction, Genetics, and Quality of LifeCreation Ethics illuminates an array of issues in "e;reprogenetics"e; through the lens        of moral philosophy. With novel frameworks for understanding prenatal moral status        and human identity, David DeGrazia tackles the ethics of abortion and embryo        research, genetic enhancement...

Narrative, Emotion, and the MindPeter Goldie explores the ways in which we think about our lives--our past, present, and future--in narrative terms. He draws on work in philosophy, psychology, history, and literature, and argues that although there may not be such a thing as a narrative self, having a narrative sense of self is at the heart of what...