A Companion to Moral Anthropology

Fassin, Didier

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.

• 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

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2012-09-25

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780470656457

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Dimensions: 254.0cm x177.8cm

Pages: 672.0