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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820243003321

Titolo

Contemporary Buddhist ethics / / edited by Damien Keown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2000

ISBN

1-136-11810-1

0-203-03707-3

1-283-96352-3

1-136-11802-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Collana

Curzon critical studies in Buddhism series

Altri autori (Persone)

KeownDamien <1951->

Disciplina

294.3/5

Soggetti

Buddhist ethics

Religious life - Buddhism

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; CONTEMPORARYBUDDHIST ETHICS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter One Buddhism and the Virtues; Chapter Two From Monastic Ethics to Modern Society; Chapter Three Buddhism and Human Rights; Chapter Four Buddhism and Animal Rights; Chapter Five Buddhism and Ecology; Chapter Six Buddhism and Abortion; Chapter Seven To Save or Let Go: Thai Buddhist Perspectives on Euthanasia; Chapter Eight Buddhism Returns to the Market-place; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.