Oxford University Press

Thomas Nagel is widely recognized as one of the top American philosophers working today. Reflecting the diversity of his many philosophical preoccupations, this volume is a collection of his most recent critical essays and reviews....

Belgian Nuns and their Daring Rescue of Young Jews from the NazisIn the summer of 1942 in Belgium, Jewish parents searched desperately for safe        haven for their children. As Suzanne Vromen reveals in Hidden Children of the        Holocaust, they quite often found sanctuary in Roman Catholic convents and        orphanages. Vromen has...

A Very Short IntroductionA lively and informative short volume that shows that France is not a faded glory        but rather a place that has defined and shaped the key issues of our contemporary        world, such as democracy and universal human rights, the emergence of a culture of        consumerist spectacle, the tensions between nationalism...

On What Matters is a major work in moral philosophy. It is the long-awaited        follow-up to Derek Parfit's 1984 book Reasons and Persons, one of the landmarks of        twentieth-century philosophy. Parfit now presents a powerful new treatment of        reasons, rationality, and normativity, and a critical examination of three        systematic...

Through the lens of the premier organization for the promotion of the history of        the United States, this book relates the growth of the discipline of American        history in scholarship, teaching, and public history....

A Guide to Practice, Performance, and WellnessIn The Musician's Way, veteran performer and educator Gerald Klickstein combines the latest research with his 30 years of professional experience to provide aspiring musicians with a roadmap to artistic excellence. Part I, Artful Practice, describes strategies to interpret and memorize...