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Tanner Lectures on Human Values

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The Tanner Lectures on Human Values is a multi-university lecture series in the humanities, founded on July 1, 1978, at Clare Hall, Cambridge University, by the American scholar Obert Clark Tanner.[1] In founding the lecture, he defined their purpose as follows:[2] Template:Qoute

It is considered one of the top lectures series among top universities,[3] and being awarded a lectureship is considered a great honor for the scholars within the humanities.[2]

Member institutions

Permanent lectureships are established at the following nine institutions:<ref>"Universities and Colleges". University of Utah. Retrieved 2007-10-16.

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Tanner Lectures and Philosophy". University of Utah Press. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
  2. ^ a b "The Lectures". University of Utah. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
  3. ^ Jaschik, Scott. "Are college faculty too liberal?". Retrieved 2007-10-16.