The Tanner Lectures on Human Values VIII: Volume 8 - Brossura

 
9780521176491: The Tanner Lectures on Human Values VIII: Volume 8

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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 on Human Values is the annual publication of lectures given at various universities around the world. Volume VIII was originally published in 1988.

Contenuti

The Tanner Lectures on Human Values; The trustees; Preface to Volume VIII; 1. Interpretation and social criticism Michael Waltzer; 2. The uncanniness of the ordinary Stanley Cavell; 3. The moral first aid manual Daniel C. Dennett; 4. The significance of choice T. M. Scanlon, Jr.; 5. Law and morality Jürgen Habermas; 6. Medicine as a profession and a business Arnold S. Relman; Tanner Lecturers; Index to Volume VIII.

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