Oxford University Press

In recent years it has become increasingly clear that chemical interactions play a        fundamental role in aquatic habitats and have far-reaching evolutionary and        ecological implications. This book covers a wide range of studies, including both        plants and animals, from different geographic regions and habitats - pelagic as...

The  De Malo represents some of Aquinas' most mature thinking on goodness, badness, and human agency. In it he examines the full range of questions associated with evil: its origin, its nature, its relation to good, and its compatability with the existence of an omnipotent, benevolent God. This edition offers Richard Regan's new, clear readable...

A Very Short IntroductionRecent interest in Buddhist thought has grown dramatically, and with it the desire to understand where Buddhism stands on a range of contemporary ethical questions, which have not been traditionally addressed. In this engrossing and lucid VSI, seen as a companion to the VSI to Buddhism, Damien Keown examines issues...

Fourteen new essays by some of the world's leading experts, together with an extensive introduction, examine the nature of the Liar paradox and its resistance to any attempt to solve it....

A Cultural HistoryHong Kong is the epitome of the modern city and a crossroads between eastern and western cultures. Today the city is most famously characterized by its breathtaking skyscraper skyline, dominating its "e;fragrant"e; harbor. The hundred-year-old Star Ferry, which continues to ply the seven-minute route between Hong Kong...

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