Morality and cultural differences / John W. Cook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, John W. (John Webber), 1930- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Anthropology.

Ethical relativism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examining the arguments for and against moral relativism, Cook argues that anthropologists have failed to support relativism with evidence of cultural differences, and that moral absolutists have been unsuccessful in their attempts to refute it. He proposes a more complex account of morality.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; I. THE CLAIMS OF MORAL RELATIVISM; II. ANTHROPOLOGY AND MORAL RELATIVISM; III. PHILOSOPHY AND MORAL RELATIVISM; Appendices; Notes; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-199) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773098-1

1-280-47189-1

0-19-535207-6

0-585-21906-0

OCLC:

609831193