Abstract
This paper explores an understanding of the person in terms of practical reason. Based on my fieldwork among the Jenu Kurumba and on ethnographic data on four other communities, I analyse how these five communities conceptualise the ethical person. To understand these concepts, I consult studies of an anthropology of ethics concerned with practical reason. Additionally I draw on Charles Taylor's concept of the ‘agent plus’ and Alasdair MacIntyre's notion of the ‘practical reasoner’. I argue that both Neo-Aristotelian notions are fundamentally important for understanding the concepts of the ethical person among the five cultural formations investigated in this paper.
| Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
|---|---|
| Fakultät: | Kulturwissenschaften > Department für Kulturwissenschaften und Altertumskunde > Ethnologie |
| Themengebiete: | 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 300 Sozialwissenschaft, Soziologie |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Dokumenten ID: | 74321 |
| Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 02. Dez. 2020 07:27 |
| Letzte Änderungen: | 02. Dez. 2020 07:27 |
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