The Tanner Lectures on Human Values III: Volume 3 - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0521176433 ISBN 13: 9780521176439

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Riassunto

A prestigious series of lectures that are international and intercultural, and transcend ethnic, national, religious, and ideological distinctions.

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Descrizione del libro

Established to reflect upon the scholarly and scientific learning relating to human values, the Tanner Lectures are given annually at various universities around the world. Volume III explores the possibilities for the practical application of a number of theoretical approaches to the towering problems of values and the challenges of modern society.

Contenuti

The Tanner Lectures on Human Values; The founding trustees; The advisory commission; Preface to Volume III; 1. The basic liberties and their priority John Rawls; 2. Is liberty possible? Charles Fried; 3. The representative arts as a source of truth John Passmore; 4. A writer from Chicago Saul Bellow; 5. Drugs and the brain and society Solomon H. Snyder; 6. The arms race Joan Robinson; The Tanner Lecturers; Index of names.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521176433
• ISBN 13: 9780521176439
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 310
• Redattore: McMurrin Sterling
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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