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A Companion to Moral Anthropology - Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology D Fassin

Marc Notes: Originally published: Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.; Includes bibliographical references and index.;'A Companion to Moral Anthropology' provides 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. Brief Description: "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. Represents the first collection to provide a broad picture of a new field of research, moral anthropology, that includes 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 "--Jacket Description/Back:"A Companion to Moral Anthropology" represents the first collective effort to bring together the various currents, approaches, and issues in this emerging field. Didier Fassin and an international group of experts examine the multiple dimensions of morals, moralities and ethics. Their inquiry reflects a rapidly growing interest in the ethnography of moralities, the study of moral subjectivities, and the exploration of moral economies. A scholar who has pioneered research in the field of moral anthropology, Didier Fassin discusses its diverse genealogies and its epistemological questions. The distinguished contributors to the volume explore the formation of moral facts (including values, virtues, and sentiments); local moralities in various contexts (around piety, poverty, or sexuality); perspectives on historically and culturally situated social worlds (such as religion, science, or finance); and the frontier between moralities and politics (in relation to humanitarianism, punishment, or borders). These original essays engage a dialogue with neighboring disciplines, from moral philosophy to the cognitive sciences. "A Companion to Moral Anthropology" offers a timely and thought-provoking glimpse into the current state and future directions of an important new area of research for the 21st-century world. Biographical Note: Didier Fassin is the James D. Wolfensohn Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University. Commendation Quotes:"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.""Jonathan Spencer, University of Edinburgh""Morality - for long the preserve of philosophers, preachers and educators - increasingly attracts psychologists, cognitive scientists, and even economists. This richly rewarding book displays the distinctive insights and lively debates anthropologists are bringing to an exciting new field.""Steven Lukes, New York University"Table of Contents: Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: Toward a Critical Moral Anthropology / Didier Fassin -- Part I. Legacies -- 1. Durkheim and the Moral Fact / Bruno Karsenti -- 2. Weber and Practical Ethics / Isabelle Kalinowski -- 3. E. P. Thompson and Moral Economies / Marc Edelman -- 4. Foucault and the Genealogy of Ethics / James D. Faubion -- 5. Relativism and Universalism / Richard A. Shweder -- 6. Anthropology and Ethics / Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban -- Part II. Approaches -- 7. Cultural Values / Joel Robbins -- 8. Ordinary Ethics / Veena Das -- 9. Moral Sentiments / C. Jason Throop -- 10. Moral Reasoning / Karen M. Sykes -- 11. Virtue / Thomas Widlok -- 12. Narratives / Jarrett Zigon -- Part III. Localities -- 13. Ethics and Piety / Saba Mahmood -- 14. Care and Disregard / Joao Biehl -- 15. Mourning / Everett Yuehong Zhang -- 16. Poverty / Harri Englund -- 17. Inequality / Caroline Humphrey -- 18. Sexuality / Stacy Leigh Pigg -- Part IV. Worlds -- 19. Religion and Morality / Michael Lambek -- 20. Charity / Jonathan Benthall -- 21. Medicine / Adriana Petryna -- 22. Science / Michael M. J. Fischer -- 23. Finance / Karen Ho -- 24. Law / Carol J. Greenhouse -- Part V. Politics -- 25. Humanitarianism / Peter Redfield -- 26. Human Rights / Mark Goodale -- 27. War / Catherine Lutz, Kathleen Millar -- 28. Violence / Alexander Hinton -- 29. Punishment / Roger Lancaster -- 30. Borders / Josiah M. Heyman, John Symons -- Part VI. Dialogues -- 31. Moral Philosophy / Kwame Anthony Appiah -- 32. Moral Psychology / James Dungan, Liane Young -- 33. Neuroethics / Massimo Reichlin -- 34. Evolutionary and Cognitive Anthropology / Nicolas Baumard, Dan Sperber -- Index of Names -- Subject Index. Publisher Marketing: "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, humanitarianismFeatures 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

Contributor Bio:  Fassin, Didier Didier Fassin is James Wolfensohn Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, and Director of Studies in Anthropology at the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales. His recent publications include "When Bodies Remember: Experience and Politics of AIDS in South Africa". Mariella Pandolfi is Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Montreal.