Moral Cultures and Moral Logics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4264355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vytautas Kavolis (Dickinson College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 331 |
| Publication date | 1977-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0210 • E-ISSN: 2325-7873 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3710117 |
| OpenAlex | W2243286823 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
The most comprehensive concept for analyzing major sociocultural alternatives that have actually existed in particular spheres of social life is the sphere-of-life culture. While political cultures have been widely studied, sociologists have not given much attention to the comparative study of moral cultures. A moral culture is a particular constellation of ideas and feelings pertaining to the basic responsibilities and limitations of human beings. Moral logics are guidelines for acting with regard to the right-wrong distinction — deriving obligations, justifying claims, making decisions in cases where right and wrong are not clear, and evaluating the goodness or culpability of actual behavior. The basic structures of several kinds of “traditional” and “modern” moral cultures and moral logics — primarily Chinese, Indian, and Western — are analyzed. The systems of moralization on which particular types of moral cultures tend to rely are described
Criminology · Culpability · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Feeling · Moral authority · Moral disengagement · Moral psychology · Political science · Politics · Social cognitive theory of morality · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Chinese history and philosophy · Cultural Differences and Values · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
Confucius--the secular as sacred.
The modernity of tradition
Sincerity and Authenticity
The Individual and Society in the Middle Ages
Asian Medical Systems
The Concept of Man in Early China
The Nationalization of the Masses
Reflections on the Causes of Human Misery
The Social Philosophers
The Revolutionary Ascetic
Social Determinants of Moral Ideas
A Methodological Critique of Current Studies on Chinese Political Culture
The Personal Service Society
The Future of Technological Civilization
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2025 (39) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |