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The Tanner lectures on human values vol. 5 / Carlos Fuentes ... [et al.] ; edited by Sterling M. McMurrin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.Description: vi, 223 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780521176460
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 170 FUE
Contents:
1. A writer from Mexico Carlos Fuentes; 2. Only an illusion Ilya Prigogine; 3. The incompleat egoist David Gauthier; 4. Scientific literacy as a goal in a high-technology society Herbert A. Simon; 5. Haydn and eighteenth-century patronage in Austria and Hungary H. C. Robbins Landon; The Tanner Lecturers
Summary: The Tanner Lectures, established to reflect on scholarly and scientific insights into human values, are delivered annually at universities worldwide. Volume V examines the concept of the self from five distinct perspectives, ranging from the exploration of the intimate, creative self to the preparation of individuals for citizenship through scientific education.
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Reference Reference Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor 170 FUE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 315957

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. A writer from Mexico Carlos Fuentes; 2. Only an illusion Ilya Prigogine; 3. The incompleat egoist David Gauthier; 4. Scientific literacy as a goal in a high-technology society Herbert A. Simon; 5. Haydn and eighteenth-century patronage in Austria and Hungary H. C. Robbins Landon; The Tanner Lecturers

The Tanner Lectures, established to reflect on scholarly and scientific insights into human values, are delivered annually at universities worldwide. Volume V examines the concept of the self from five distinct perspectives, ranging from the exploration of the intimate, creative self to the preparation of individuals for citizenship through scientific education.

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