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- The Cambridge Handbook for the Anthropology of Ethics
- Cambridge Handbooks in Anthropology
- The Cambridge Handbook for the Anthropology of Ethics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Intellectual Sources and Disciplinary Engagements
- 2 Moral and Political Philosophy
- 3 Virtue Ethics
- 4 Agonistic Pluralists
- 5 The Two Faces of Michel Foucault
- 6 Phenomenology
- 7 Cognitive Science
- 8 Theology
- Part II Aspects of Ethical Agency
- Part III Media and Modes of Ethical Practice
- Part IV Intimate and Everyday Life
- Part V Institutional Life
- Index
- References
2 - Moral and Political Philosophy
from Part I - Intellectual Sources and Disciplinary Engagements
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 May 2023
- The Cambridge Handbook for the Anthropology of Ethics
- Cambridge Handbooks in Anthropology
- The Cambridge Handbook for the Anthropology of Ethics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Intellectual Sources and Disciplinary Engagements
- 2 Moral and Political Philosophy
- 3 Virtue Ethics
- 4 Agonistic Pluralists
- 5 The Two Faces of Michel Foucault
- 6 Phenomenology
- 7 Cognitive Science
- 8 Theology
- Part II Aspects of Ethical Agency
- Part III Media and Modes of Ethical Practice
- Part IV Intimate and Everyday Life
- Part V Institutional Life
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter describes some of the main areas of interaction, overlap, or mutual concern between the disciplines of anthropology and philosophy, primarily as these are reflected in contemporary moral and political philosophy in the Anglophone tradition. The discussion is focussed on three broad themes, each falling under one of the main branches of moral and political philosophy as conventionally understood, namely ‘moral theory’, ‘applied ethics’, and ‘metaethics’. Under the heading of ‘moral theory’, the focus of discussion is the relationship between ideas of the good, the right, and the virtuous. Under the heading of ‘applied ethics’, the focus is on ideas of equality, justice, and cosmopolitan ideals. Under the heading of ‘metaethics’, the focus is on debates about interpretation, difference, and relativism. In each case, an attempt is made to connect some of the most influential literature in recent moral and political philosophy with relevant work in social anthropology.
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- The Cambridge Handbook for the Anthropology of Ethics , pp. 35 - 64Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023