Buddhist ethics : a very short introduction / / Damien Keown
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| Autore: |
Keown Damien <1951->
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| Titolo: |
Buddhist ethics : a very short introduction / / Damien Keown
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (147 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Disciplina: | 294.3/5 |
| Soggetto topico: | Buddhist ethics |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-140) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents -- List of illustrations -- 1 Buddhist morality -- 2 Ethics East and West -- 3 Animals and the environment -- 4 Sexuality -- 5 War and terrorism -- 6 Abortion -- 7 Suicide and euthanasia -- 8 Cloning -- References -- Further reading -- Glossary -- 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Buddhist ethics |
| ISBN: | 1-280-75298-X |
| 0-19-151693-7 | |
| 1-4294-5966-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910792110103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
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Very short introductions.