02787nam 2200685 a 450 991078591650332120200520144314.01-4616-3339-797866139293651-283-61691-2(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 ethicsCompassion.Golden rule.Religion and ethics.177/.7Reilly Richard1944-1534659MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785916503321Ethics of compassion3782398UNINA