The Tanner Lectures on Human Values

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

Sterling M. McMurrin (Edited by)

9780521176484, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 28 April 2011

302 pages
23.4 x 1.6 x 15.6 cm, 0.43 kg

The Tanner Lectures on Human Values is the annual publication of the Tanner lectures given at Clare Hall, Cambridge University; Brasenose College, Oxford University; Harvard University; Yale University, the University of California; Stanford University, the University of Michigan; and the University of Utah and other locations. 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. Appointment as a Tanner lecturer is a recognition of uncommon capabilities and outstanding scholarly or leadership achievement in the field of human values. Originally published in 1986, Volume VII provides a panoramic view of a number of the most vital issues facing society.

The Tanner Lectures on Human Values
The trustees
Preface to Volume VII
1. The standard of living Amartya Sen
2. Moderation, rationality and virtue Michael Slote
3. Authority and inequality under capitalism and socialism Marrington Moore, Jr.
4. The paradoxes of political liberty Quentin Skinner
5. The uses of diversity Clifford Geetz
The Tanner Lecturers
Index to Volume VII.

Subject Areas: Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism [HPCF5]