Tanner Lectures on Human Values - Lectures on Human Value

Klappentext A prestigious series of lectures that are international and intercultural, and transcend ethnic, national, religious, and ideological distinctions. Zusammenfassung The Tanner Lectures on Human Values is the annual publication of lectures given at various universities around the world. Established to reflect upon the scholarly and scientific learning relating to human values! the lectureships are international and intercultural! and transcend ethnic! national! religious! and ideological distinctions. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Tanner Lectures on Human Values; The trustees; Preface to Volume X; 1. Two hundred years of reactionary rhetoric: the case of the perverse effect Albert O. Hirschman; 2. The pseudodemocratization of the American Presidency Robert A. Dahl; 3. The alternative of dissent Javier Muguerza; 4. The trouble with confucianism Wm. Theodore de Bary; 5. The varieties of value Anthony Quinton; The study of human nature and the subjectivity of value Barry Stroud; Tanner lecturers; Index to Volume X.

Product details

• Authors: PETERSON, Grethe Peterson, Grethe B. Peterson
• Assisted by: Grethe B. Peterson (Editor), Peterson Grethe B. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.04.2011
• EAN: 9780521176385
• ISBN: 978-0-521-17638-5
• No. of pages: 290
• Series: Tanner Lectures in Human Value; Tanner Lectures in Human Values; The Tanner Lectures on Human Values 10 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy