The Subject of Virtue: An Anthropology of Ethics and Freedom

By James Laidlaw

Book Overview

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. - Shows how ethical concepts such as virtue, character, freedom and responsibility may be incorporated into anthropological analysis - Surveys the history of anthropology's engagement with morality - Examines the relevance for anthropology of two major philosophical approaches to moral life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107028469
• ISBN13: 9781107028463
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"