{"product_id":"ethical-life-its-natural-and-social-histories-paperback","title":"Ethical Life: Its Natural and Social Histories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWebb Keane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe human propensity to take an ethical stance toward oneself and others is found in every known society, yet we also know that values taken for granted in one society can contradict those in another. Does ethical life arise from human nature itself? Is it a universal human trait? Or is it a product of one's cultural and historical context? Webb Keane offers a new approach to the empirical study of ethical life that reconciles these questions, showing how ethics arise at the intersection of human biology and social dynamics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the latest findings in psychology, conversational interaction, ethnography, and history, \u003ci\u003eEthical Life\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers from inner city America to Samoa and the Inuit Arctic to reveal how we are creatures of our biology as well as our history--and how our ethical lives are contingent on both. Keane looks at Melanesian theories of mind and the training of Buddhist monks, and discusses important social causes such as the British abolitionist movement and American feminism. He explores how styles of child rearing, notions of the person, and moral codes in different communities elaborate on certain basic human tendencies while suppressing or ignoring others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCertain to provoke debate, \u003ci\u003eEthical Life\u003c\/i\u003e presents an entirely new way of thinking about ethics, morals, and the factors that shape them.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A treasure trove of richly stimulating ideas.\"\u003cb\u003e--Kwame Anthony Appiah, author of \u003ci\u003eExperiments in Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"At last, an account of ethical life that is as rich and many layered as ethical life itself. Webb Keane takes us from its instinctual beginnings, through the elaboration of moral notions in everyday interaction, to the broader field of conscious ethical change in history. Every chapter is full of reflection-provoking insights, based on extensive research in a number of fields. This book is a game changer.\"\u003cb\u003e--Charles Taylor, author of \u003ci\u003eA Secular Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Webb Keane has provided us with an exceptionally broad and nuanced account of the natural and social histories of human ethical conduct. Unlike almost any other, the account is balanced between both cultural universals and cultural variability in the creation of human ethical life. This book is a must-read for everyone interested in the evolution of human sociality.\"\u003cb\u003e--Michael Tomasello, author of \u003ci\u003eA Natural History of Human Morality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEthical Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant synthesis of the major issues in moral theory and the anthropology of ethics. Keane masterfully provides us with a model of interdisciplinary engagement--insightful, measured, world aware, and sensitive to the different shades of argument he engages. This book is an outstanding contribution to our understanding of our lives as ethical beings.\"\u003cb\u003e--Veena Das, author of \u003ci\u003eAffliction: Health, Disease, Poverty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003eEthical Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Webb Keane confirms his place as one of anthropology's most gifted thinkers. The scope of this book is phenomenal, ranging over a host of disciplines and debates with erudition. \u003ci\u003eEthical Life\u003c\/i\u003e provides a new model for what bold anthropology can achieve, bringing us back to the difficult question of how to understand the natural and social histories of humankind--a question that many of us have simply been too timid to ask.\"\u003cb\u003e--Matthew Engelke, London School of Economics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This ambitious book synthesizes perspectives from anthropology, psychology, philosophy, and history, putting forward with impressive force and clarity a distinctive and persuasive argument. \u003ci\u003eEthical Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of considerable scholarship and original thought.\"\u003cb\u003e--James Laidlaw, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Subject of Virtue: An Anthropology of Ethics and Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWebb Keane\u003c\/b\u003e is the George Herbert Mead Collegiate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eChristian Moderns: Freedom and Fetish in the Mission Encounter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSigns of Recognition: Powers and Hazards of Representation in an Indonesian Society\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715196776755,"sku":"9780691176260","price":53.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/T3Z1SCtPN1p3NnZzYWpTWS9lR0s1dz09.webp?v=1763593372","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/ethical-life-its-natural-and-social-histories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}