02820nam 2200697 a 450 991046253600332120200520144314.01-4616-3339-797866139293651-283-61691-2(CKB)2670000000275146(EBL)1043780(OCoLC)855502426(SSID)ssj0000791042(PQKBManifestationID)12269413(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000791042(PQKBWorkID)10757815(PQKB)10646855(SSID)ssj0000777181(PQKBManifestationID)12303945(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000777181(PQKBWorkID)10748716(PQKB)11449729(MiAaPQ)EBC1043780(Au-PeEL)EBL1043780(CaPaEBR)ebr10606880(CaONFJC)MIL392936(EXLCZ)99267000000027514620080710d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEthics of compassion[electronic resource] bridging ethical theory and religious moral discourse /Richard ReillyLanham, Md. Lexington Booksc20081 online resource (152 p.)Studies in comparative philosophy and religionDescription based upon print version of record.0-7391-2505-2 0-7391-2504-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-134) and index.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.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.Studies in Comparative Philosophy and ReligionCompassionGolden ruleReligion and ethicsElectronic books.Compassion.Golden rule.Religion and ethics.177/.7Reilly Richard1944-891316MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462536003321Ethics of compassion1990744UNINA