An Anthropology of Ethics

摘要: Through an ambitious and critical revision of Michel Foucault's investigation ethics, James Faubion develops original program empirical inquiry into the ethical domain. From anthropological perspective, argues that specification analytical parameters this domain is most productive point departure in conceptualizing its distinctive features. He further framework need substantial to be genuinely scope. In making revision, illustrates his with two extended case studies: one a Portuguese marquis other dual subject made up author millenarian prophetess. The result conceptual apparatus able accommodate pluralism yield account limits variation, providing novel resolution problem relativism has haunted ethics since inception.