Characterize briefly the social phenomenon that the text labels 'concrete morality'. 5. Describe the usual relation between a concrete morality and a legal system. Take at least a page to discuss 1. Describe the concrete morality of revenge and its rationale. Explain how the lex talionis constrains this morality.
Anthropologists gather information about cultures and try to explain what has been observed.
They don't approve or condemn customs found in other societies. An ethical theorist determines the basis for endorsing or condemning the customs of a culture. It was outlawed by British colonial authorities and is still forbidden although there continue to be sporadic reports of it taking place. 1997-2001 University of Hawaii at Manoa. All rights reserved.