Oxford University Press

Philosophy Bites is a selection of the best interviews from the hugely successful podcast of the same name. Leading philosophers discuss a wide range of philosophical issues, from ethics to aesthetics to metaphysics, in a lively, informal, personal way. Time, infinity, evil, friendship, animals, wine, sport, tragedy--all human life is here....

Notes for a Contemplative EcologyDrawing on insights from the early Christian monastics as well as the ecological writings of such figures as Henry David Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, Annie Dillard, and others, Christie forges a distinctively contemplative vision of ecological spirituality that could, he contends, serve to ground the work of ecological...

In this fascinating book, John Maynard Smith and Eors Szathmary present an        original picture of evolution. They propose that during evolution there have been a        number of major transitions in the way in which information is passed between        generations. These transitions include the appearance of the first...

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More Than EverOur world is experiencing rapid transformation, from climate change and the        international economic crisis to the burgeoning presence of China and the        revolutionary Arab Spring. In Why Geography Matters, Harm de Blij affirms that the        only way to understand our changing world is through the framework of...

The American Dream and the Public Schools examines issues that have excited and divided Americans for years, including desegregation, school funding, testing, vouchers, bilingual education, and ability grouping. While these are all separate problems, much of the contention over them comes down to the same thing--an apparent conflict between...