1st Edition

Anthropology and Ethics

By Abraham Edel Copyright 2000
292 Pages
by Routledge

292 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

This book presents the results of an experiment in interdisciplinary collaboration to clarify theories of morality and anthropology and philosophy, showing how each may be enriched by borrowing from the other. Pooling the resources and methods of their respective fields-anthropology and philosophy-May and Abraham Edel examine the wide range of moral differences in the world "to establish... Read more
I: Staking the Field; II: The Mark of the Moral; III: The Range of Moral Differences and the Quest for Universals; IV: On Being a Good Mother; V: The Prohibition Against Incest; VI: Control of In-Group Aggression; VII: Distributive Justice; VIII: A Few Reflections in Midstream; IX: The Moral Community and the Person; X: System: Ethical Concepts; XI: System: Ethical Generalization; XII: Justification; XIII: Sanctions and Moral Feelings; XIV: Moral Configurations; XV: Evaluation; XVI: Some Philosophical Considerations in the Dialogue of Anthropology and Ethics

Biography

Abraham Edel