Morality made visible : : Edward Westermarck's moral and social theory / / Otto Pipatti.
While highly respected among evolutionary scholars, the sociologist, anthropologist and philosopher Edward Westermarck is now largely forgotten in the social sciences. This book is the first full study of his moral and social theory, focusing on the key elements of his theory of moral emotions as pr...
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| Superior document: | Classical and contemporary social theory |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Abingdon, Oxon ;, New York, NY : : Routledge,, 2019. ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Classical and contemporary social theory.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (178 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Research programme on morality; 2 The evolution of Westermarck's theory of moral emotions; 3 Westermarck's mature account of morality; 4 Sympathy in Westermarck's sociology (I): evolutionary roots and expansion; 5 Sympathy in Westermarck's sociology (II): the genesis and maintenance of moral norms; 6 The anatomy of moral responsibility; 7 The origin and development of moral sentimentalism: Westermarck on Shaftesbury, Hutcheson and Hume
- 8 The Smithian roots of Westermarck's theory of moralityConcluding remarks; Bibliography; Index