Oxford University Press

How should we respond to injuries done to us and to the hurts that we inflict on others? In this thoughtful book,  Wounds Not Healed By Time, Solomon Schimmel guides us through the meanings of justice, forgiveness, repentance, and reconciliation. In doing so, he probes to the core of the human encounter with evil, drawing on religious traditions,...

In Chances and Choices, Stephanie Pitts surveys the aims and impact of formative        musical experiences, evaluating the extent to which music education of various kinds        provides a foundation for lifelong involvement and interest in music. Pitts draws        upon rich qualitative data from her own extensive original study of over 100...

The West, the Rising Rest, and the Coming Global TurnThe rise of emerging powers is eclipsing not just the preeminence of the West, but also its ideological dominance. The twenty-first century will not belong to America, China, Asia, or anyone else. It will be no one's world. Charles Kupchan spells out how to capitalize on the coming diversity to...

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This book combines a philosophical analysis of the idea of disadvantage with practical proposals for moving society in the direction of equality, by 'declustering disadvantage'. The analysis of the book will interest political philosophers, social policy theorists, and practitioners involved in the design and delivery of actual social policy....

Roads to Fulfilment in Early Modern EnglandThe Ends of Life examines the ways in which English men and women between the early sixteenth and late eighteenth centuries sought to lead fulfilling lives. In doing so it illuminates the central values of the period, while at the same time throwing incidental light on some of the perennial problems of...