Contemporary Buddhist Ethics

ISBN-13: 9780700713134 / Miękka / 2000 / 230 str.

Damien Keown

Opis

This innovative volume brings together the views of leading scholars on a range of controversial subjects including human rights, animal rights, ecology, abortion, euthanasia, and contemporary business practice.

Recenzje

'an accessible introduction to Buddhist approaches to some key issues of contemporary ethical concern, being the mature fruit of a team of experts' explorations into the rich resources of Buddhist ethical thinking.' - Peter Harvey, The Expository Times

Spis treści

Introduction, Damien Keown; Chapter 1 Buddhism and the Virtues, James Whitehill; Chapter 2 From Monastic Ethics to Modern Society, Charles Prebish; Chapter 3 Buddhism and Human Rights, Damien Keown; Chapter 4 Buddhism and Animal Rights, Paul Waldau; Chapter 5 Buddhism and Ecology, Ian Harris; Chapter 6 Buddhism and Abortion, Robert Florida; Chapter 7 To Save or Let Go: Thai Buddhist Perspectives on Euthanasia, Pinit Ratanakul; Chapter 8 Buddhism Returns to the Market-place, DavidBubna-Litic; Index;

O autorze

Damiien Keown