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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456755803321

Autore

Brannigan Michael C. <1948->

Titolo

Striking a balance [[electronic resource] ] : a primer in traditional Asian values / / Michael C. Brannigan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, 2010

ISBN

1-282-47917-2

9786612479175

0-7391-3847-2

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Disciplina

205.095

Soggetti

Ethics - Asia

Religious ethics

Electronic books.

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Striking a Balance; Contents; Preface to Revised Edition; Acknowledgments for the Revised Edition; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Hindu Ethics; CHAPTER TWO: Buddhist Ethics; CHAPTER THREE: Zen Buddhist Ethics; CHAPTER FOUR: Taoist Ethics; CHAPTER FIVE: Confucian Ethics; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Striking a Balance offers a lucid, thoughtful, and thoroughly engaging review of the major ethical teachings in the dominant Asian traditions. Michael C. Brannigan applies his extensive background and scholarship to craft a concise yet comprehensive introduction to Asian ethics covering the long-standing traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.