The subject of virtue : an anthropology of ethics and freedom /

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 so...

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Main Author: Laidlaw, James
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Series:New departures in anthropology.
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