Synopsis
In The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas, Edward Westermarck examines how moral beliefs begin in human feelings and spread across cultures to shape judgment and law.
This careful, wide–ranging study surveys the moral mind of humanity. It blends psychology, anthropology, history, and theology to trace why people call certain actions right or wrong, good or bad, and how these standards gain the air of universality.
- How moral concepts originate in emotions such as approval and disapproval
- How judgments about right and wrong connect to feelings and social expectations
- How cultures examine, classify, and apply moral ideas to everyday life
- How historical and philosophical approaches have tried to analyze moral concepts
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