Oxford University Press

A Treatise of Human Nature Volume 2: Editorial MaterialDavid and Mary Norton present the definitive scholarly edition of Hume's   Treatise, one of the greatest philosophical works ever written. This volume contains their account of how the    Treatise was written and published; an explanation of how they established the text; an extensive set of...

...

Strong Medicine for America&'s Health Care SystemThe problems of medical care confront us daily: a bureaucracy that makes a trip to the doctor worse than a trip to the dentist, doctors who can&'t practice medicine the way they choose, more than 40 million people without health insurance. "e;Medical care is in crisis,"e; we are repeatedly...

John Henry: the Untold Story of an American LegendThe ballad "e;John Henry"e; is the most recorded folk song in American history and John Henry--the mighty railroad man who could blast through rock faster than a steam drill--is a towering figure in our culture. But for over a century, no one knew who the original John Henry was--or even if...

The Bible has been a positive force but also has been misread, mistranslated, and misused. Friedman and Dolansky address what the Bible has to say about key issues in current events, including homosexuality, abortion, gender, capital punishment, and the earth....

Causation and Laws of Nature in Early Modern Philosophy is a study of one of the most important debates in 17th- and 18th-century philosophy: the nature of causation. Ott offers controversial readings of such canonical figures as Descartes, Locke, and Hume, and explores related topics such as intentionality, necessity, and relations....