Morality
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https://doi.org/10.17184/eac.anthropen.019Keywords:
Norms, Moral universals, Relativism, Habitus, Ethics, MoralitiesAbstract
Morality refers to conceptions of good and evil, of right and wrong. It refers to the set of norms and rules that will serve as guidelines allowing the individual to transpose these idealized conceptions into moral practices. In the article, it is reminded that, since the very beginning, anthropologists have demonstrated the universality of moral competences while showcasing the multiple forms of moralities specific to a given culture and time.
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