Buddhist ethics : a philosophical exploration / Jay L. Garfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garfield, Jay L., 1955- author.

Series:

Buddhist philosophy for philosophers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhist ethics.

Physical Description:

xiv, 231 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

'Buddhist Ethics' presents an outline of Buddhist ethical thought. It is not a defense of Buddhist approaches to ethics as opposed to any other, nor is it a critique of the Western tradition. Garfield presents a broad overview of a range of Buddhist approaches to the question of moral philosophy. He argues that while there are important points of contact with these Western frameworks, Buddhist ethics is distinctive, and is a kind of moral phenomenology that is concerned with the ways in which we experience ourselves as agents and others as moral fellows.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I STRUCTURE

1. Methodological Introduction

2. The Broad Structure of Buddhist Ethics

3. Buddhist Ethics as Moral Phenomenology

4. Agency and Moral Psychology

5. Narrative in Buddhist Ethics

pt. II DOCTRINE

6. The Four Noble Truths

7. Path as a Structure for Buddhist Ethics

8. The Six Perfections in the Mahayana

9. The Brahmaviharas and the Achievement of Nonegocentricity

10. The Importance of Vow

pt. III CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

11. Naturalism

12. Engaged Buddhism

13. Coda: What Buddhist Ethics Brings to the Table.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Garfield, Jay L., 1955- Buddhist ethics.

ISBN:

9780190907631

0190907630

9780190907648

0190907649

OCLC:

1268206054

Publisher Number:

99989829728