Why things matter to people: social science, values and ethical life/ Andrew Sayer.

By: Sayer, R. AndrewMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011Description: ix, 284 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781107001145 (hardback); 1107001145 (hardback)Subject(s): Social values | Social norms | Normativity (Ethics) | Social sciences -- Moral and ethical aspectsDDC classification: 303.37201
Contents:
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.
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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.

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