The Social Reality of Ethics: The Comparative Analysis of Moral Codes

ISBN-13: 9780367459758 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 462 str.

John H. Barnsley

Opis

Originally published in 1972, this book clarifies ‘ethical’ concepts such as ‘values’, ‘norms’ and ‘precepts’. It begins with a discussion of the conceptual problems faced by any inquiry into moral codes.

Spis treści

Part 1: Ethics and Sociology 1. The Sociology of Ethics 2. Criteria of Morality 3. Elements of a Moral Code 4. The Concept of Culture Part 2: Review of Research 5. Theory and Practice 6. Review of Research 7. Empirical Studies: 1 Survey Methods 8. Empirical Studies 2: Other Methods Part 3: Ethical Relativism 9. Types of Relativism 10. Relativism and Sociology

O autorze

Richard Bambrough