Brian M. Lowe

Emerging Moral Vocabularies

The Creation and Establishment of New Forms of Moral and Ethical Meanings

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Emerging Moral Vocabularies challenges the broad assertion that Western post-industrial societies are inevitably becoming more individualistic and self-centered, and instead encourages scholars to examine emerging forms for moral and ethical meaning, which form new moral boundaries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 583g
• ISBN-13: 9780739109809
• ISBN-10: 0739109804
• Artikelnr.: 22774965

Autorenporträt

By Brian M. Lowe

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Memes, Metaphors, and Moral Vocabularies: Competing Explanations
of Moralistic Discourse Chapter 2 Overview of Moral Vocabularies Chapter 3
The Creation and Formation of Moral Vocabularies: Resources and Moral
Vocabularies Chapter 4 The Animal Rights Movement: Historical and
Contemporary Incarnations Chapter 5 Animal Rights as a Quasi Religion
Chapter 6 History in Smoke: The Historical Emergence of the Enemies of
Smoking Chapter 7 On the Front: Enemies of Tobacco Chapter 8 Piercing the
Veil: Undermining Legitimacy and Status Politics Chapter 9 Conclusion