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Buddhist ethics : a very short introduction / Damien Keown.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Keown, Damien, 1951-
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- Very short introductions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buddhist ethics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (147 pages) : illustrations, map.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-140) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-75298-X
- 0-19-151693-7
- 1-4294-5966-2
- OCLC:
- 437109058
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