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A companion to moral anthropology /

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047065645X

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9780470656457

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A companion to moral anthropology /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Didier Fassin

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xix, 644 pages ;

Dimensions

26 cm

Series Title

Blackwell companions to anthropology ;

Volume Designation

20

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Text of Note

Introduction: Toward a critical moral anthropology / Didier Fassin -- Part I. Legacies. Durkheim and the moral fact / Bruno Karsenti -- Weber and practical ethics / Isabelle Kalinowski -- E.P. Thompson and moral economies / Marc Edelman -- Foucault and the genealogy of ethics / James D. Faubion -- Relativism and universalism / Richard A. Schweder -- Anthropology and ethics / Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban -- Part II. Approaches. Cultural values / Joel Robbins -- Ordinary ethics / Veena Das -- Moral sentiments / C. Jason Throop -- Moral reasoning / Karen M. Sykes -- Virtue / Thomas Widlok -- Narratives / Jarrett Zigon -- Part III. Localities. Ethics and piety / Saba Mahmood -- Care and disregard / João Biehl -- Mourning / Everett Yuehong Zhang -- Poverty / Harri Englund -- Inequality / Caroline Humphrey -- Sexuality / Stacy Leigh Pigg -- Part IV. Worlds. Religion and morality / Michael Lambek -- Charity / Jonathan Benthall -- Medicine / Adriana Petryna -- Science / Michael M.J. Fischer -- Finance / Karen Ho -- Law / Carol J. Greenhouse -- Part V. Politics. Humanitarianism / Peter Redfield -- Human rights / Mark Goodale -- War / Catherine Lutz and Kathleen Millar -- Violence / Alexander Hinton -- Punishment / Roger Lancaster -- Borders / Josiah M. Heyman and John Symons -- Part VI. Dialogues. Moral philosophy / Kwame Anthony Appiah -- Moral psychology / James Dungan and Liane Young -- Neuroethics / Massimo Reichlin -- Evolutionary and cognitive anthropology / Nicolas Baumard and Dan Sperber

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"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 "--

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

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Fassin, Didier

Date of Transaction

20130419094111.0

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