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.
| Item Type: | Journal article |
|---|---|
| Faculties: | Cultural Studies > Department of Ancient and Modern Cultures > Ethnology |
| Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 300 Social sciences, sociology and anthropology |
| Language: | English |
| Item ID: | 74321 |
| Date Deposited: | 02. Dec 2020 07:27 |
| Last Modified: | 02. Dec 2020 07:27 |
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