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A companion to moral anthropology / edited by Didier Fassin.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Blackwell companions to anthropology ; 20.Publication details: Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118290583 (ePub)
  • 1118290585 (ePub)
  • 9781118290590 (Adobe PDF)
  • 1118290593 (Adobe PDF)
  • 9781118290606 ( MobiPocket)
  • 1118290607 ( MobiPocket)
  • 9780470656457
  • 047065645X
  • 1282241923
  • 9781282241923
  • 9781118290620
  • 1118290623
  • 9781118290613
  • 1118290615
  • 9781782688242
  • 1782688242
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Companion to moral anthropologyDDC classification:
  • 306 23
LOC classification:
  • GN27
Other classification:
  • SOC002010
Online resources:
Contents:
pt. 1. Legacies -- pt. 2. Approaches -- pt. 3. Localities -- pt. 4. Worlds -- pt. 5. Politics -- pt. 6. Dialogues.
Summary: "A Companion to Moral Anthropology is the first collective consideration of the anthropological dimensions of morals, morality, and ethics. Original essays by international experts explore the various currents, approaches, and issues in this important new discipline, examining topics such as the ethnography of moralities, the study of moral subjectivities, and the exploration of moral economies. Represents the first collection to provide a broad picture of a new field of research, moral anthropology, that includes the ethnography of moralities, the study of moral subjectivities and the exploration of moral economies Investigates the central legacies of moral anthropology, the formation of moral facts and values, the context of local moralities, and the frontiers between moralities, politics, humanitarianism Features contributions from pioneers in the field of moral anthropology, as well as international experts in related fields such as moral philosophy, moral psychology, evolutionary biology and neuroethics "-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "A Companion to Moral Anthropology represents the first collective effort to bring together the various currents, approaches, and issues in this emerging field"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"A Companion to Moral Anthropology is the first collective consideration of the anthropological dimensions of morals, morality, and ethics. Original essays by international experts explore the various currents, approaches, and issues in this important new discipline, examining topics such as the ethnography of moralities, the study of moral subjectivities, and the exploration of moral economies. Represents the first collection to provide a broad picture of a new field of research, moral anthropology, that includes the ethnography of moralities, the study of moral subjectivities and the exploration of moral economies Investigates the central legacies of moral anthropology, the formation of moral facts and values, the context of local moralities, and the frontiers between moralities, politics, humanitarianism Features contributions from pioneers in the field of moral anthropology, as well as international experts in related fields such as moral philosophy, moral psychology, evolutionary biology and neuroethics "-- Provided by publisher.

"A Companion to Moral Anthropology represents the first collective effort to bring together the various currents, approaches, and issues in this emerging field"-- Provided by publisher.

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pt. 1. Legacies -- pt. 2. Approaches -- pt. 3. Localities -- pt. 4. Worlds -- pt. 5. Politics -- pt. 6. Dialogues.

Social Sciences and Humanities