Buddhist ethics
by Heim, Maria
'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 it…
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- Full title :Buddhist ethics / Maria Heim.
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'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.
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- Publication Date:2020.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2020.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (65 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781108588270, 1108588271
- oclc:on1137156799
- LC Classification:BJ1289
- Dewey Decimal:294.3/5
Table of Contents
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Buddhist Ethics -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Comparative Philosophy and Questions of Approach -- 1.2 The Human Condition -- 1.3 Action, Agency, and Freedom -- 1.4 Contemplative Practices of Purification and Transformation -- 2 Buddhaghosa and the Analysis of Moral Experience and Development -- 2.1 Morality -- 2.2 Concentration -- 2.3 Understanding -- 3 Śāntideva and an Ethic of Radical Compassion -- 3.1 How to Lead an Awakened Life -- 3.2 Compassion and Understanding -- 3.3 Extreme Altruism and Living in the World -- 4 Conclusions -- References
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