Moral Anthropology
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Recent papers in Moral Anthropology
The volume "New Directions in Spiritual Kinship: Sacred Ties Across the Abrahamic Religions," edited by Todne Thomas, Asiya Malik and Rose Wellman, undertakes a comparative analysis of "spiritual kinship" (such as God-parenthood) in... more
Se a antropologia está sempre discutindo a moral, poucos autores tentaram teorizar a “questão moral” em si mesma. Contudo, sua onipresença contemporânea demanda nossa re exão sobre esse impensado das ciências sociais. Problematizar... more
In his philosophical research, Karol Wojtyla manifests his intention to rethink ethical issues in a way which is more adequate to the circumstances of contemporary man, without departing from traditional Christian doctrine. We believe... more
Syllabus for my class "Anthropology and the Good Life: Ethics, Morality and Well-Being" taught during Fall 2016 at the University of Chicago
Book review of:
Michael Lambek (2015): The Ethical Condition: Essays on Action, Person, and Value. London and Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 2015, xxv, 361 pp. ISBN 978-0- 226-29224-3.
Michael Lambek (2015): The Ethical Condition: Essays on Action, Person, and Value. London and Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 2015, xxv, 361 pp. ISBN 978-0- 226-29224-3.
This essay argues that Adam Smith's political economy is premised upon a moral anthropology, and that greater attention to Smith from religious ethicists may both improve Smith scholarship and deepen dialogue on economic themes within the... more
The anthropological debate on morals and moralities, recently revived by the discussion on the notion of moral economy, oscillates between reluctance and dis- comfort. The relationship between anthropology and moral seems characterised by... more
While cultural anthropology has a well-established tradition of studying armed conflict and postconflict societies, its consideration of morality in this context has hitherto been granted a tangential, rather than central role. Addressing... more
This chapter examines the decline of Roman Catholic practice, belief and affiliation in Ireland, a country long considered Western Europe’s secularisation outlier. Existing literature demonstrates that changes in social expectations led... more
Cultural anthropology shows a significant interest in the study of morality and ethics with its aim to understand the local contexts and human narratives. Actions and practices pertaining to the domain of morality create not only... more
In Bruce Kapferer and Marina Gold (eds). 2018.Moral Anthropology: A Critique (Critical Interventions: A Forum for Social Analysis Vol. 16). Berghahn Books. In this essay we reassess some of the analytical potential of the concept of "... more
Conference Paper, 'Cultures of Unbelief', 2019, Gregorian Pontifical University, Rome
Paternalism is no longer the best moral attitude to convey good care. This moral consensus between the physicians and the social scientists is becoming, in medical education, a moto. The aim of this chapter is to describes how a local... more
Dr. Linda Zagzebski's virtue theory, Exemplarist Moral Theory, proposes that through the emotion of admiration we seek moral exemplars who we then emulate and become virtuous ourselves. It is those whom we have admiration for upon... more
Resenha/Book review do livro: WERNECK, Alexandre; CARDOSO DE OLIVEIRA, Luís Roberto (Org.). Pensando bem: estudos de sociologia e antropologia da moral. Rio de Janeiro: Casa da Palavra, 2014.
In this dissertation, I defend the Judgement View of conscience and claim that Kant’s theory of conscience is best understood as a theory about self-reflecting judgements. I respond to the following research question: What is the function... more
Este artigo pretende elucidar como são articulados e experienciados os usos morais das práticas comerciais no camelódromo da cidade de Porto Alegre/RS. Através da recente configuração comercial do espaço popularmente conhecido como... more
Caregivers’ quotidian actions challenge prevailing views of care that rely on the emotional or attentive orientation of the caregiver. The routinized care tasks provided by two middle-aged women for their bedridden mother in northern... more
It seems that nowadays everybody is talking about morality, using words and images relating to it. Didier Fassin and Samuel Lézé provide their readers with the opportunity to dwell on the topic of moral anthropology with their anthology... more
A pdf is available by request to jmheyman@utep.edu . This article explores anthropology, power, and political engagement first by examining Eric Wolf's approach to power. His concern with structural power challenges our understanding of... more
Comment devient-on sujet de Dieu dans une société considérée comme l'une des plus sécularisées du monde ? Comment rendre compte en termes anthropologiques du pouvoir qu'exerce le dieu du christianisme sur ceux qui déclarent y croire ? Cet... more
Le scandale peut-il faire office de cadre d’analyse ? Tel est le point de départ du dernier livre de l’anthropologue Samuel Lézé sur le freudisme et ses contestations : l’indignation est toujours relative à une hiérarchie des valeurs, le... more
Cette anthologie critique de la « question morale » est le résultat d’un programme scientifique du conseil européen dirigé par D. Fassin entre 2009 et 2013. Ce projet intitulé : Towards a critical moral anthropology fut réalisé par une... more
Can a Christian organisation with colonial roots work towards reproductive justice for Kenyan women and resist sexist interpretations of Christianity? How does a women's organisation in Africa navigate controversial ethical dilemmas, at... more
Today, will be addressing the question of whether or not Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French Jesuit paleoanthropologist and mystic, should be considered a transhumanist. This question is important, I think, for two reasons: first, as... more
Kim Fortun's Advocacy After Bhopal uses a dramatic incident on which to build its ethnography around. The Bhopal disaster of 1984 had far-reaching reverberations, affecting the citizens of Bhopal, India, and the world; and across... more
Based on ethnographic research conducted in Beirut’s southern suburbs (Dahiye) and northern Lebanon (Akkar) between 2011 and 2013, this chapter advances a critical reflection on humanitarian lifeworlds in Lebanon and their encounters with... more
Vulnerable narratives of fatherhood are few and far between; rarer still is an ethnography that delves into the practical and emotional realities of intensive caregiving. Grounded in the intimate everyday lives of men caring for children... more
There has been growing interest in the topic of meditation adversities amongst mindfulness communities in recent years. In this paper, I document some of those adversities for contemporary US meditators, raising some questions for the... more
What general lessons can we learn from moral anthropology’s approach to, or more specifically from all these anthropological readings of, the “moral question” as outlined in the introduction to this volume? In order to answer this... more