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The subject of virtue : an anthropology of ethics and freedom. James Laidlaw

Laidlaw, James Alexander 2014, cop. 2014

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  • Titre:
    The subject of virtue : an anthropology of ethics and freedom. James Laidlaw
  • Titres liés: Collection :New departures in anthropology Texte imprimé Cambridge Cambridge university press 2004-
  • Auteur: Laidlaw, James Alexander
  • Éditeur: Cambridge New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014, cop. 2014
  • Sujets: Anthropological ethics;
    Morale -- Anthropologie
  • Notes: Bibliogr. p. 225-253. Index
  • Contient: 1. Beyond the science of unfreedom 2. Virtue ethics : philosophy with an ethnographic stance ? 3. Foucault's genealogy and the undefined work of freedom b. The 'question of freedom' in anthropology 5. Taking responsibility seriously 6. The reluctant cannibal
  • Résumé: "The anthropology of ethics has become an important and fast-growing field in recent years. This book argues that it represents not just a new subfield within anthropology but a conceptual renewal of the discipline as a whole, enabling it to take account of a major dimension of human conduct which social theory has so far failed adequately to address. An ideal introduction for students and researchers in anthropology and related human sciences. [bullet] Shows how ethical concepts such as virtue, character, freedom and responsibility may be incorporated into anthropological analysis [bullet] Surveys the history of anthropology's engagement with morality [bullet] Examines the relevance for anthropology of two major philosophical approaches to moral life"
    "The anthropology of ethics has become an important and fast-growing field in recent years. This book argues that it represents not just a new subfield within anthropology but a conceptual renewal of the discipline as a whole, enabling it to take account of a major dimension of human conduct which social theory has so far failed adequately to address. An ideal introduction for students and researchers in anthropology and related human sciences"
  • Langue: Anglais
  • Date d'édition: 2014, cop. 2014
  • Identifiant: 978-1-107-69731-7 ; 1-10-769731-X ; 978-1-107-02846-3 ; 1-107-02846-9
  • Desc. matérielle: 1 vol. (x-258 p.) : couv. ill. en coul. ; 24 cm
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