Buddhism and human flourishing : a modern western perspective / Seth Zuihō Segall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Segall, Seth Robert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--Philosophy.

Buddhism.

Physical Description:

xvi, 193 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]

Summary:

This book explores how Western beliefs concerning well-being, happiness, and human flourishing influence the way modern Westerners interpret Buddhist Enlightenment. Seth Zuiho Segall compares Theravada and Mahayana accounts of Enlightenment with Aristotelian and neo-Aristotelian accounts of eudaimonia, and engages in a thought experiment: what if the aspects of Buddhist Enlightenment that are compatible with modern Western thought were fused with Western beliefs concerning eudaimonia? Segall then argues that this fusion has, in fact, already occurred and is deeply reflected in contemporary Western Buddhist rhetoric. He re-evaluates traditional Buddhist teachings in the light of the eudaimonic enlightenment ideal and explores the degree to which they retain their value for modern Western Buddhists, and the degree to which they require reinterpretation. The final chapters investigate the ethical and metaphysical implications of the eudaimonic enlightenment model.

Contents:

The changing nature of Buddhism

What is Enlightenment?

What is eudoaimonia?

The fate of traditional Enlightenment in the West

Suffering and the cessation of suffering

Self and self-transcendence

Buddhist ethics and eudaimonic Enlightenment

Metaphysical humility : the eudaimonic Enlightenment model and beyond.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783030370268

3030370267

OCLC:

1127085000