The ethics of anthropology : debates and dilemmas /
Since the inception of their discipline, anthropologists have studied virtually every conceivable aspect of other peoples' morality - religion, social control, sin, virtue, evil, duty, purity and pollution. But what of the examination of anthropology itself, and of its agendas, epistemes, theor...
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| Language: | English |
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Routledge,
2003
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| Summary: | Since the inception of their discipline, anthropologists have studied virtually every conceivable aspect of other peoples' morality - religion, social control, sin, virtue, evil, duty, purity and pollution. But what of the examination of anthropology itself, and of its agendas, epistemes, theories and praxes? In 1991, Raymond Firth spoke of social anthropology as an essentially moral discipline. Is such a view outmoded in a postmodern era? Do anthropological ethics have to be re-thought each generation as the conditions of the discipline change, and as choices collide with moral alternativ. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 235 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203633679 9780203633670 9780415296434 0415296439 9780415296427 0415296420 9781134435654 1134435657 9781134435609 1134435606 9781134435647 1134435649 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
