02536cam a2200325 i 4500 18185488 BD-DhUL 20161121145152.0 140612t20152015nyu b 001 0 eng c 2014942959 GBB477157 bnb 016801113 Uk 9780415890663 (hbk) 0415890667 (hbk) BTCTA eng BD-DhUL rda YDXCP UKMGB OCLCO BDX NKM DGU VGM NGU OCLCF CHVBK ZLM OMB YBM DEBSZ DLC BD-DhUL 170 GOB Gowans, Christopher W., author. Buddhist moral philosophy : an introduction / Christopher W. Gowans. New York : Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. ix, 333 pages ; 23 cm Publication date on Routledge web site: July 20th 2014. Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-316) and index. Part 1. Buddhist ethical thought and Buddhist moral philosophy : The teaching of the Buddha -- The development of Buddhism -- What is Buddhist moral philosophy? -- Karma, rebirth, Nirvana and other topics: some skeptical concerns -- Part 2. Theoretical topics in Buddhist moral philosophy -- Well-being -- Normative ethics: Buddhist ethics as a theory of right action -- Normative ethics: anti-theoretical and other interpretations -- Moral objectivity -- Moral psychology -- Freedom, responsibility and determinism -- Part 3. Practical issues in Buddhist moral philosophy -- Social engaged Buddhism -- Human rights -- Violence, war and peace -- Environmental ethics. "...introduces the reader to contemporary philosophical interpretations and analyses of Buddhist ethics. It begins with a survey of traditional Buddhist ethical thought and practice, mainly in the Pali Canon and early Mahāyāna schools, and an account of the emergence of Buddhist moral philosophy as a distinct discipline in the modern world. It then examines recent debates about karma, rebirth and nirvana, well-being, normative ethics, moral objectivity, moral psychology, and the issue of freedom, responsibility and determinism. The book also introduces the reader to philosophical discussions of topics in socially engaged Buddhism such as human rights, war and peace, and environmental ethics."--back cover. Buddhist ethics. Buddhist ethics. fast (OCoLC)fst00840160 Buddhistische Philosophie. gnd (DE-588)4332682-1 Ethik. gnd (DE-588)4015602-3 ddc BK 126784 126784 0 0 ddc 0 170_000000000000000_GOB 0 NFIC 238811 DUL DUL GEN 2015-06-02 Purchased 170 GOB 491726 2016-11-21 1 2016-11-21 BK 0 0 ddc 0 170_000000000000000_GOB 0 NFIC 238812 DUL DUL GEN 2015-06-02 Purchased 170 GOB 491727 2016-11-21 2 2016-11-21 BK