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OverviewThis book investigates the pronounced enthusiasm that many traditions display for codes of ethics characterised by a multitude of rules. Recent anthropological interest in ethics and historical explorations of 'self-fashioning' have led to extensive study of the virtuous self, but existing scholarship tends to pass over the kind of morality that involves legalistic reasoning. Rules and ethics corrects that omission by demonstrating the importance of rules in everyday moral life in a variety of contexts. In a nutshell, it argues that legalistic moral rules are not necessarily an obstruction to a rounded ethical self, but can be an integral part of it. An extended introduction first sets out the theoretical basis for studies of ethical systems that are characterised by detailed rules. This is followed by a series of empirical studies of rule-oriented moral traditions in a comparative perspective. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Morgan Clarke (Associate Professor in Social Anthropology) , Emily Corran (Lecturer in Medieval History)Publisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.576kg ISBN: 9781526148902ISBN 10: 1526148900 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 10 August 2021 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMorgan Clarke is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Keble College Emily Corran is Lecturer in Medieval History at University College London Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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