Environmental Ethics in Buddhism: A Virtues Approach

ISBN-13: 9780415544726 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 224 str.

Sahni Pragati

Opis

Pragati Sahni presents a logical and thorough examination of the metaphysical and ethical dimensions of early Buddhist literature. He determines the meaning of nature in the Buddhist context from general teachings on dhamma, paticcasamuppada, samsara and the cosmogony of Agganna Sutta.

Spis treści

 1. Towards an Environmental Ethics in Buddhism  2. Nature: A "Conservationist" Analysis  3. Nature: A "Cosmological" Approach  4. Environmental Virtue Ethics in Early Buddhism  5. The Environmental Virtues of Early Buddhism  6. Environmental Virtue Ethics in the Jatakas.  Conclusion

O autorze

Pragati Sahni is currently Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, Delhi University. Her current research interests include Environmental Philosophy, Applied Ethics and Early Buddhist Philosophy. She has published some articles and has been a recipient of the Commonwealth Scholarship.