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.