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A Companion to Moral Anthropology
Didier Fassin
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Description for A Companion to Moral Anthropology
Hardcover. A Companion to Moral Anthropology features a collection of readings from international experts that explore the various currents, approaches, and issues in the emerging field of moral anthropology. This companion includes coverage of morality and ethics, moral philosophy, moral psychology, evolutionary biology, neuroethics, and bioethics. Editor(s): Fassin, Didier. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 254 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1172.
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.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
Series
Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780470656457
SKU
V9780470656457
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About Didier Fassin
Didier Fassin is the James D. Wolfensohn Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University. Trained as a physician in internal medicine and public health, Fassin dedicated his early research to medical anthropology, before developing a domain he terms political and moral anthropology. He is the Director-founder of the Interdisciplinary Research Institute on Social Issues ... Read more
Reviews for A Companion to Moral Anthropology
“This thrilling survey at once points to a rich future for anthropology, without diminishing the ethical and moral debts contemporary anthropologists owe to their predecessors.” (Expofairs.com, 1 March 2016)