A Companion to Moral Anthropology is the first collective consideration of the anthropological dimensions of morals, morality, and ethics. Original essays by international experts explore the various currents, approaches, and issues in this important new discipline, examining topics such as the ethnography of moralities, the study of moral subjectivities, and the exploration of moral economies. Represents the first collection to provide a broad picture of a new field of research, moral anthropology, that includes the ethnography of moralities, the study of moral subjectivities and the exploration of moral economies. Investigates the central legacies of moral anthropology, the formation of moral facts and values, the context of local moralities, and the frontiers between moralities, politics, humanitarianism. Features contributions from pioneers in the field of moral anthropology, as well as international experts in related fields such as moral philosophy, moral psychology, evolutionary biology and neuroethics.

Table of Contents

• Notes on Contributors
• Introduction: Toward a Critical Moral Anthropology - Didier Fassin
• Part I Legacies
• 1 Durkheim and the Moral Fact - Bruno Karsenti
• 2 Weber and Practical Ethics - Isabelle Kalinowski
• 3 E. P. Thompson and Moral Economies - Marc Edelman
• 4 Foucault and the Genealogy of Ethics - James D . Faubion
• 5 Relativism and Universalism - Richard A. Shweder
• 6 Anthropology and Ethics - Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban
• Part II Approaches
• 7 Cultural Values - Joel Robbins
• 8 Ordinary Ethics - Veena Das
• 9 Moral Sentiments - C. Jason Throop
• 10 Moral Reasoning - Karen M. Sykes
• 11 Virtue - Thomas Widlok
• 12 Narratives - Jarrett Zigon
• Part III Localities
• 13 Ethics and Piety - Saba Mahmood
• 14 Care and Disregard - João Biehl
• 15 Mourning - Everett Yuehong Zhang
• 16 Poverty - Harri Englund
• 17 Inequality - Caroline Humphrey
• 18 Sexuality - Stacy Leigh Pigg
• Part IV Worlds
• 19 Religion and Morality - Michael Lambek
• 20 Charity - Jonathan Benthall
• 21 Medicine - Adriana Petryna
• 22 Science - Michael M. J. Fischer
• 23 Finance - Karen Ho
• 24 Law - Carol J. Greenhouse
• Part V Politics
• 25 Humanitarianism - Peter Redfield
• 26 Human Rights - Mark Goodale
• 27 War - Catherine Lutz and Kathleen Millar
• 28 Violence - Alexander Hinton
• 29 Punishment - Roger Lancaster
• 30 Borders - Josiah M. Heyman and John Symons
• Part VI Dialogues
• 31 Moral Philosophy - Kwame Anthony Appiah
• 32 Moral Psychology - James Dungan; Liane Young
• 33 Neuroethics - Massimo Reichlin
• 34 Evolutionary and Cognitive Anthropology - Nicolas Baumard; Dan Sperber