Oxford University Press

This short biography chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt's rise from a childhood of privilege to a presidency that forever changed the face of international diplomacy, the American party system, and the United States government's role in global and domestic policy. Thoroughly revised and expanded since its original publication in the American...

Since the Second Vatican Council (1962-5), the Catholic Church has formally        declared the possibility of salvation for atheists: 'those who, without fault, have        not yet arrived at an express recognition of God' (Lumen Gentium 16). However, in        the very same document, the Council also reiterates the traditional doctrine of...

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What are our duties or rights? How should we act? What are we responsible for? How        do we determine the answers to these questions? Joseph Raz examines and explains the        philosophical issues underlying these everyday quandaries. He explores the nature of        normativity--namely, the fact that we believe and feel we should behave in...

Beyond the Learning Curve reviews and considers the psychology of skill acquisition. In so doing the authors propose a whole new theory of mental function - demonstrating that the mind is subject to the same natural laws as the physical world. Accessibly written, 'Beyond the learning curve' is a thought provoking and challenging new text for...

Text and Act, a collection of essays and reviews published over the last dozen years, offers a brilliant evaluation of the early music movement, transforming the debate about `early music' and `authenticity'. Taking a wide-ranging cultural view of the phenomenon, Taruskin shows that the movement, far from reviving ancient traditions, in fact...