Anthropology & Ethics: The Quest for Moral Understanding

by Abraham Edel and May Edel

Book Overview

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 'coordinates' for the more systematic mapping of particular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765806711
• ISBN13: 9780765806710
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"