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    Author: Daniel Cozort (Editor), James Mark Shields (Editor)
    Full Title: The Oxford Handbook Of Buddhist Ethics (Oxford Handbooks)
    Publisher: Oxford University Press (May 22, 2018)
    Year: 2018
    ISBN-13: 9780198837459 (978-0-19-883745-9), 9780198746140 (978-0-19-874614-0)
    ISBN-10: 0198837453, 0198746148
    Pages: 700
    Language: English
    Genre: Religion: Buddhism
    File type: PDF (True, but nonnative Cover)
    Quality: 9/10
    Price: £110.00


    Many forms of Buddhism, divergent in philosophy and style, emerged as Buddhism filtered out of India into other parts of Asia. Nonetheless, all of them embodied an ethical core that is remarkably consistent. Articulated by the historical Buddha in his first sermon, this moral core is founded on the concept of karma—that intentions and actions have future consequences for an individual—and is summarized as Right Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood, three of the elements of the Eightfold Path. Although they were later elaborated and interpreted in a multitude of ways, none of these core principles were ever abandoned. The Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Ethics provides a comprehensive overview of the field of Buddhist ethics in the twenty-first century.

    The Handbook discusses the foundations of Buddhist ethics focusing on karma and the precepts looking at abstinence from harming others, stealing, and intoxication. It considers ethics in the different Buddhist traditions and the similarities they share, and compares Buddhist ethics to Western ethics and the psychology of moral judgments. The volume also investigates Buddhism and society analysing economics, environmental ethics, and Just War ethics. The final section focuses on contemporary issues surrounding Buddhist ethics, including gender, sexuality, animal rights, and euthanasia. This groundbreaking collection offers an indispensable reference work for students and scholars of Buddhist ethics and comparative moral philosophy.


    Overview:
    ✓ Provides a comprehensive overview of Buddhist ethics in the twenty-first century
    ✓ Features chapters from leading scholars examining key aspects of Buddhist ethics
    ✓ Covers standard topics in the field as well as new and engaging issues such as abortion, euthanasia, and suicide
    ✓ Offers an invaluable reference resource for current and future scholars in this burgeoning field of study

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