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UNINA9910785916503321 |
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Autore |
Reilly Richard <1944-> |
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Titolo |
Ethics of compassion [[electronic resource] ] : bridging ethical theory and religious moral discourse / / Richard Reilly |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-4616-3339-7 |
9786613929365 |
1-283-61691-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (152 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in comparative philosophy and religion |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Compassion |
Golden rule |
Religion and ethics |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-134) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Golden rule reasoning -- "Compassion" and related notions -- Compassion as the basis of moral value -- Precepts for avoiding doing harm -- Virtues and moral aspiration -- Will, responsibility and selflessness -- Postscript : joyful living. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Ethics of Compassion places central themes from Buddhist (primarily) and Christian moral teachings within the conceptual framework of Western normative ethics. What results is a viable alternative ethical theory to those offered by utilitarians, Kantian formalists, proponents of the natural law tradition, and advocates of virtue ethics. Ethics of Compassion bridges Eastern and Western cultures, philosophical ethics and religious moral discourse, and notions of acting rightly and of being virtuous. |
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