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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458869003321

Autore

Keown Damien <1951->

Titolo

Buddhist ethics [[electronic resource] ] : a very short introduction / / Damien Keown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-280-75298-X

0-19-151693-7

1-4294-5966-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (147 p.) : ill., map

Collana

Very short introductions

Disciplina

294.3/5

Soggetti

Buddhist ethics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-140) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Recent interest in Buddhist thought has grown dramatically, and with it the desire to understand contemporary ethics from a Buddhist perspective. Looking at issues such as animal rights the environment, abortion and cloning, the author explains mainstream Buddhist teachings on a wide range of debates.