Why things matter to people: social science, values and ethical life/
Sayer, R. Andrew.
Why things matter to people: social science, values and ethical life/ Andrew Sayer. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - ix, 284 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-278) and index.
Introduction: a relation to the world of concern -- Values within reason -- Reason beyond rationality: values and practical reason -- Beings for whom things matter -- Understanding the ethical dimension of life -- Dignity -- Critical social science and its rationales -- Implications for social science -- Appendix: comments on philosophical theories of ethics.
9781107001145 (hardback) 1107001145 (hardback)
Social values.
Social norms.
Normativity (Ethics)
Social sciences--Moral and ethical aspects.
303.37201 / SAY/W
Why things matter to people: social science, values and ethical life/ Andrew Sayer. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - ix, 284 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-278) and index.
Introduction: a relation to the world of concern -- Values within reason -- Reason beyond rationality: values and practical reason -- Beings for whom things matter -- Understanding the ethical dimension of life -- Dignity -- Critical social science and its rationales -- Implications for social science -- Appendix: comments on philosophical theories of ethics.
9781107001145 (hardback) 1107001145 (hardback)
Social values.
Social norms.
Normativity (Ethics)
Social sciences--Moral and ethical aspects.
303.37201 / SAY/W