{"product_id":"concepts-and-persons-michael-lambek-9781487509057","title":"Concepts and Persons","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tanner Lectures are a collection of educational and scientific discussions relating to human values. Conducted by leaders in their fields, the lectures are presented at renowned institutions around the world, including the Universities of Oxford, Harvard, and Yale. In January 2019, University of Toronto's Michael Lambek, professor, former Canada Research Chair, and member of the Royal Society of Canada, delivered the Tanner Lecture at the University of Michigan's Department of Philosophy on the topic of \"Concepts and Persons.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs well as tracing his career in social and cultural anthropology, Lambek's Tanner Lecture spoke on the intersection of anthropology and philosophy as a means of articulating the moral basis of human action. By elucidating where anthropology and philosophy might intersect, Lambek's lecture is a profound examination of the human condition, and is beautifully captured in this publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eConcepts and Persons\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the lecture as delivered at the prestigious event, the commentary of three distinguished respondents, and Lambek's own response to that commentary. The book's presentation of the lecture also includes a rich and layered set of notes that augment the lecture significantly, as well as additional clarification and thought that has developed since the event.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Anderson, John Dewey Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies, University of Michigan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommentators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Lear, John U. Nef Distinguished Service Professor at the Committee on Social Thought and in the Department of Philosophy, University of Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSherry B. Ortner, Distinguished Research Professor of Anthropology, UCLA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoel Robbins, Sigrid Rausing Professor of Social Anthropology, Cambridge University, and Fellow, Trinity College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Lambek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487509057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487509057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.80d","brand":"Michael Lambek","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995999338751,"sku":"9781487509057","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26abcb16-efcc-470a-8c22-7d02ed736069.jpg?v=1683339105","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/concepts-and-persons-michael-lambek-9781487509057","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}