Buddhist ethics / Maria Heim, Amherst College, Massachusetts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heim, Maria, 1969- author.

Series:

Cambridge elements

Cambridge elements. Elements in ethics.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhist ethics.

Buddhism.

Compassion.

Physical Description:

65 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"'Ethics' was not developed as a separate branch of philosophy in Buddhist traditions until the modern period, though Buddhist philosophers have always been concerned with the moral significance of thoughts, emotions, intentions, actions, virtues, and precepts. Their most penetrating forms of moral reflection have been developed within disciplines of practice aimed at achieving freedom and peace. This Element first offers a brief overview of Buddhist thought and modern scholarly approaches to its diverse forms of moral reflection. It then explores two of the most prominent philosophers from the main strands of the Indian Buddhist tradition - Buddhaghosa and Santideva - in a comparative fashion."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [61]-65).

ISBN:

9781108706629

1108706622

OCLC:

1127944713

Publisher Number:

99984117022