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Rush Rhees questions the viability of moral theories and the general claims they make in ethics. He shows how one can both be concerned with knowing what one ought to do while recognising that one's answer is a personal one. These insights, arrived at in a distinctive style, characteristic of Rhees, are then applied to issues of life and death, human sexuality and our relations to animals. To recognise why philosophy cannot answer such questions for us is an affirmation, not a denial, of their importance.

The contributions of leading Kantian and Kierkegaardian scholars to this collection break down to the simplistic contrast in which Kant is seen as the advocate of a rational moral theology and Kierkegaard as the advocate of an irrationalist faith. This collection is an ideal text for discussion of central issues.

A collecion of essays which explores the significance of Wittgenstein for the philosophy of religion. Explorations of central notions in Wittgenstein's later philosophy are brought to bear on the clash between belief and atheism, understanding religious experience, language and ritual, evil and theodicies, miracles and the possibility of a Christian philosophy.

A collecion of essays which explores the significance of Wittgenstein for the philosophy of religion. Explorations of central notions in Wittgenstein's later philosophy are brought to bear on the clash between belief and atheism, understanding religious experience, language and ritual, evil and theodicies, miracles and the possibility of a Christian philosophy.

As the century draws to its close, how should we think of religion? Some see it as the survival in our midst of an outmoded, primitive way of thinking, while others accuse the critics of simply being blind to the meaning of religious belief. From a different perspective, the clash between belief and unbelief is not seen as a matter of identifying incoherent systems of thought, but as a clash between different demands made on us by divergent ways of looking at the world. Criticisms will flow between these perspectives. There is, however, another kind of interest in this situation: an interest in giving just characterizations of these different voices, so that the nature of allegiances and oppositions to religion may be better understood.

The author of this work questions the viability of moral theories and the general claims they make in ethics. He shows how one can both be concerned with knowing what one ought to do while recognising that one's answer is a personal one. These insights are then applied to issues of life and death, human sexuality and our relations to animals.

An opportunity to assess, within a single volume, the leading schools of thought in contemporary philosophy of religion. Their exponents seek to meet objections made to their point of view and to relate it to the other schools represented. Further discussions between adherents of the different schools should make it a useful text for assessing the deep proximities and divisions which characterize contemporary philosophy of religion. The schools of thought represented are: Philosophical Theism, Reformed Epistemology, Wittgensteinianism, Postmodernism, Critical Theory and Process Thought.

Recent years have seen an explosion in the volume of work carried out using supersonic jets of molecules following the discovery that the technique could provide information on structure and dynamics of a very high quality otherwise impossible to obtain. Written and edited by a first class team of authors, acknowledged world leaders in their subjects, this book describes applications in detail along with analysis of data recorded and background theory. Physical chemists and chemical physicists will find this unique book an essential concentrated source of information and reference.

In a brilliant series of essays, the distinguished philosopher D. Z. Phillips explores the alternatives for faith after foundationalism. A significant exploration of post-foundationalist thought in its own right, Faith After Foundationalism is also an important evaluation and critique of the theological implications of the views of Alvin Plantinga, Richard Rorty, George Lindbeck, and Peter Berger.Phillips's own position is that one must resist the philosopher's tendency to turn religious mystery into epistemological mystery. To understand how religious concepts are formed is to understand that to speak of God as beyond mortal telling" is not to confess a failure of language. God's hiddenness is part of our concept of him,a reflection of the mystery of human life as it is lived. Faith After Foundationalism will be essential reading for philosophers of religion and theologians, as well as for students of contemporary epistemology.

Others argue that moral and religious concepts of transcendence are obscured by philosophical notions of transcendence, and must be rescued from them.

Rush Rhees questions the viability of moral theories and the general claims they make in ethics. To recognise why philosophy cannot answer such questions for us is an affirmation, not a denial, of their importance.

This book offers the rare opportunity to assess, within a single volume, the leading schools of thought in contemporary philosophy of religion. The schools of thought represented are: Philosophical Theism, Reformed Epistemology, Wittgensteinianism, Postmodernism, Critical Theory and Process Thought.

In this collection, distinguished theologians and philosophers of religion explore the relation of key Biblical concepts to our world. They examine a range of concepts, including authority, faith and history, the historical Jesus, the resurrection and miracles.

God is said to be Spirit, but the language of spirit is ignored in contemporary philosophy of religion. As well as exploring the notion of spirit in Hegel, Romanticism and Kierkegaard, participants explore the view that God is a spirit without a body, and the relations between 'spirit' and 'truth'.

The imminent enlargement of the European Union, as well as the EU's ambitious aim to become the world's most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy represent significant challenges for research in the area of EU policies in education and training. In particular, investigations into the unresolved tensions between national traditions in education and the EU's striving for European standards and comparability of educational systems are required to ensure the successful development of future EU policies in these fields. Against this background, this study presents a collaborative effort by researchers from different European countries, all working on questions of European integration in the field of education and training. The various views mirror the perceptions and values that shape the discussion of such terms as harmonization, recognition, convergence and subsidiarity in the educational sphere. The selection of papers provides insights into surprising similarities and important differences in the approaches of different Member States regarding the interpretation and implementation of EU education and training policies.The book summarises the results of a European research project conducted within the EU-funded network PRESTiGE (Problems of Educational Standardization and Transition in a Global Environment). The network involves teams at six European universities: Stockholm, Berlin, Madrid, Lisbon, Dijon and Oxford.

In this collection, distinguished theologians and philosophers of religion explore the relation of key Biblical concepts to our world. They examine a range of concepts, including authority, faith and history, the historical Jesus, the resurrection and miracles. SARAH COAKLEY is Mallinckrodt Professor of Divinity at Harvard University, USA INGOLF DALFERTH is Professor of Systematic Theology, Symbolics and the Philosophy of Religion, and Director of the Institute of Hermeneutics and Philosophy of Religion, University of Zurich, Switzerland STEPHEN T. DAVIS is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Claremont Mckenna College, USA WALFORD GEALY is Emeritus Senior Lecturer in Adult and Continuing Education, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK ALASTAIR HANNAY is Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Oslo, Norway SIMO KNUUTILA is Academy Professor in the Academy of Finland and Professor of Theological Ethics and the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Helsinki, Finland GARETH MOORE teaches Philosophy at Blackfriars, Oxford, UK D.Z.PHILLIPS is Danforth Professor of Philosophy of Religion at Claremont Graduate University and Rush Rhees Research Professor at the University of Wales, Swansea, UK ALVIN PLANTINGA is John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, USA JAMES M. ROBINSON is Professor of Religion Emeritus and Director of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity at Claremont Graduate University, USA JACK VERHEYDEN is Richard Cain Professor of Theology and Ecclesiology at the Claremont School of Theology and Professor of Religion Emeritus at Claremont Graduate University, USA ROWAN WILLIAMS is the (Anglican) Archbishop of Canterbury and a former Professor of Theology at Oxford University, UK

God is said to be Spirit, but the language of spirit is ignored in contemporary philosophy of religion. As well as exploring the notion of spirit in Hegel, Romanticism and Kierkegaard, participants explore the view that God is a spirit without a body, and the relations between 'spirit' and 'truth'. JAMES KELLENBERGER is Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Northridge, USA ANSELM MIN is Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate University, USA SCHUBERT M. OGDEN is Professor Emeritus at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, USA and Marty Center Visiting Senior Scholar in Religion, University of Chicago Divinity School, USA PATRICK SHERRY is Professor in Philosophical Theology at the Department of Religious Studies, Lancaster University, UK MEROLD WESTPHAL is Lecturer in Philosophy at Fordham University, USA

This book helps general practitioners, health visitors and other professionals working in primary care to assess, manage and refer children and adolescents with mental health problems. School medical officers, social workers and educational psychologists, many of whom are in the front line of mental health provision for children and young people, will also find it particularly useful. Each problem is covered in a uniform way, with definitions, assessment outlines, detailed management options and indications for referral. Numerous case examples further illuminate aspects of many conditions. The book supports service provision in the new primary care environment, and forms a comprehensive practical guide to the full range of difficulties and disabilities affecting the mental health of children and young people.

The papers which make up this volume have for the most part emerged from the work of a team of young researchers based for varying periods at the Department of Educational Studies of the University of Oxford as part of an international network funded by the European Union.