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

About the Author

Didier Fassin is the James D. Wolfensohn Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University.

Reviews

"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)

"Throughout the book, dialogues between philosophies and anthropological case studies produce rich understandings on various approaches, philosophical backgrounds and ethnographic specifics." (Anu Lounela, University of Helsinki in Suomen Antropologi - Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society, 03/2015 issue)

"This edited volume is a huge and very welcome contribution to the discussion of morals in anthropology and includes articles that are extremely profound and well written." (Anu Lounela, University of Helsinki in Suomen Antropologi - Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society, 03/2015 issue)

Book Information
ISBN 9781118959503
Author Didier Fassin
Format Paperback
Page Count 672
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 975g
Dimensions(mm) 239mm * 170mm * 28mm