The self, relational sociology, and morality in practice

The self, relational sociology, and morality in practice / Owen Abbott.

Providing a theory of moral practice for a contemporary sociological audience, Owen Abbott shows that morality is a relational practice achieved by people in their everyday lives. He moves beyond old dualismssociety versus the individual, social structure versus agency, body versus mindto offer a so...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abbott, Owen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
Series:Palgrave studies in relational sociology.
Subjects:
Sociology.
Ethics.
Social sciences and ethics.
sociology.
ethics (philosophy)
Ethics
Social sciences and ethics
Sociology
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: A Relational Sociology of Morality in Practice
  • 2. An Overview of Relational Sociology
  • 3. From Rationalism to Practices, Dispositions and Situated Subjectivities
  • 4. From Holism and Individualism to a Relational Perspective on the Sociology of Morality
  • 5. The New Sociology of Morality and Morality in Practice
  • 6. The Self and a Relational Explanation of Morality in Practice
  • 7. Conclusion
  • A Relational View of Moral Phenomena

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