Anthropology and Ethics - The Quest for Moral Understanding

This book presents the results of an experiment in interdisciplinary collaboration to clarify theories of morality and anthropology and philosophy, showing how each may be enriched by borrowing from the other

List of contents

I: Staking the Field; II: The Mark of the Moral; III: The Range of Moral Differences and the Quest for Universals; IV: On Being a Good Mother; V: The Prohibition Against Incest; VI: Control of In-Group Aggression; VII: Distributive Justice; VIII: A Few Reflections in Midstream; IX: The Moral Community and the Person; X: System: Ethical Concepts; XI: System: Ethical Generalization; XII: Justification; XIII: Sanctions and Moral Feelings; XIV: Moral Configurations; XV: Evaluation; XVI: Some Philosophical Considerations in the Dialogue of Anthropology and Ethics

About the author

Abraham Edel

Summary

This book presents the results of an experiment in interdisciplinary collaboration to clarify theories of morality and anthropology and philosophy, showing how each may be enriched by borrowing from the other

Product details

• Authors: Abraham Edel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138518872
• ISBN: 978-1-138-51887-2
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General