Morality Made Visible - Edward Westermarcks Moral and Social Theory

This book is the first full study of Edward Westermarck's moral and social theory, focusing on the key elements of his theory of moral emotions as presented in The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas and summarized in Ethical Relativity.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Research Programme on Morality 2. The Evolution of Westermarck’s Theory of Moral Emotions 3. Westermarck’s Mature Account of Morality 4. Sympathy in Westermarck’s Sociology (I): Evolutionary Roots and Expansion 5. Sympathy in Westermarck’s Sociology (II): The Genesis and Maintenance of Moral Norms 6. The Anatomy of Moral Responsibility 7. The Origin and Development of Moral Sentimentalism: Westermarck on Shaftesbury, Hutcheson, and Hume 8. The Smithian Roots of Westermarck’s Theory of Morality Concluding Remarks

About the author

Otto Pipatti is a researcher in the Department of Social Research at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Summary

This book is the first full study of Edward Westermarck’s moral and social theory, focusing on the key elements of his theory of moral emotions as presented in The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas and summarized in Ethical Relativity.

Product details

• Authors: Otto Pipatti, Otto (Helsinki University Pipatti
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780367660444
• ISBN: 978-0-367-66044-4
• No. of pages: 170
• Series: Classical and Contemporary Social Theory
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Psychology, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy