Buddhism in the public sphere : reorienting global interdependence / / Peter D. Hershock

• Autore: Hershock Peter D.
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.3
• Soggetto topico: Buddhism and politics; Buddhism and social problems
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; SERIES-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. LIBERATING ENVIRONMENTS; 2. HEALTH AND HEALING: Relating the personal and the public; 3. TRADE, DEVELOPMENT, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF POST-MARKET ECONOMICS; 4. TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA, AND THE COLONIZATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS; 5. GOVERNANCE CULTURES AND COUNTERCULTURES: Religion, politics, and public good; 6. DIVERSITY AS COMMONS: International relations beyond competition and cooperation; 7. FROM VULNERABILITY TO VIRTUOSITY: Responding to the realities of global terrorism ; 8. EDUCATING FOR VIRTUOSITYNOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: The core teachings and practices of Buddhism are systematically directed toward developing keen and caring insight into the relational or interdependent nature of all things. Hershock applies Buddhist thought to reflect on the challenges to public good, created by emerging social, economic, and political realities associated with increasingly complex global interdependence.In eight chapters, the key arenas for public policy are addressed: the environment, health, media, trade and development, the interplay of politics and religion, international relations, terror and security,
• Titolo autorizzato: Buddhism in the public sphere
• ISBN: 1-135-98673-8; 1-135-98674-6; 1-280-54912-2; 9786610549122; 0-203-97012-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910348238103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge critical studies in Buddhism.