The Alternative to Moral Relativism | Joel Robbins

The Alternative to Moral Relativism | Joel Robbins

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From remote groups in Papua New Guinea to Pentecostal Christians, Joel Robbins goes in search of what values and desires around the world can tell us about the nature of morality and how anthropology doesn't necessitate embracing moral relativism.

Joel Robbins: Joel Robbins is the Sigrid Rausing Professor of Social Anthropology as well as the Director of the Cambridge Centre for Ethics, Economy and Social Change and a Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge.

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