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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255335803321

Autore

Hongladarom Soraj

Titolo

A Buddhist Theory of Privacy / / by Soraj Hongladarom

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

981-10-0317-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (95 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Philosophy, , 2211-4556

Disciplina

302.5

Soggetti

Philosophy, Modern

Culture

Ethnology

Ethics

Religion - Philosophy

Philosophical Traditions

Sociology of Culture

Regional Cultural Studies

Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics

Philosophy of Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter One: Privacy in the World Today -- Chapter Two: Philosophical Foundations of Privacy -- Chapter Three: Cultural Attitudes toward Privacy -- Chapter Four: A Buddhist Theory of Privacy.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a new way to justify privacy based on a theory derived from Buddhist insights. It uses insights obtained from the Buddhist teachings on Non-Self to create an alternative theory of privacy. In doing so, the author first spells out the inherent differences between the Buddhist insights and the beliefs underlying conventional theories of privacy. While Buddhism views the self as existing conventionally through interactions with others, as well as through interrelations with other basic components, non-Buddhist ideas of self are understood as being grounded upon autonomous subjects, commonly understood to be entitled to rights and dignity. In light of this, the book offers ways in



which these seemingly disparate concepts can be reconciled, while keeping in mind the need for protecting citizens’ privacy in a modern information society. It also argues that the new way of conceptualizing privacy, as presented in this book, would go a long way in helping unravel the difficult concept of group privacy.