An introduction to Buddhist ethics: foundations, values, and issues

This systematic introduction to Buddhist ethics is aimed at anyone interested in Buddhism, including students, scholars and general readers. Peter Harvey is the author of the acclaimed Introduction to Buddhism (Cambridge, 1990), and his new book is written in a clear style, assuming no prior knowled...

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Main Author: Harvey, Peter 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, UK New York, NY Port Melbourne, Australia Madrid, Spain Cape Town, South Africa Cambridge University Press 2000
In:Year: 2000
Reviews:An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values, and Issues. Peter Harvey (2001) (Beise, Kristin)
An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Issues (review) (2002) (Prebish, Charles S.)
Series/Journal:Introduction to religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Buddhism / Ethics
Further subjects:B Buddhist ethics
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:This systematic introduction to Buddhist ethics is aimed at anyone interested in Buddhism, including students, scholars and general readers. Peter Harvey is the author of the acclaimed Introduction to Buddhism (Cambridge, 1990), and his new book is written in a clear style, assuming no prior knowledge. At the same time it develops a careful, probing analysis of the nature and practical dynamics of Buddhist ethics in both its unifying themes and in the particularities of different Buddhist traditions. The book applies Buddhist ethics to a range of issues of contemporary concern: humanity's relationship with the rest of nature; economics; war and peace; euthanasia; abortion; the status of women; and homosexuality. Professor Harvey draws on texts of the main Buddhist traditions, and on historical and contemporary accounts of the behaviour of Buddhists, to describe existing Buddhist ethics, to assess different views within it, and to extend its application into new areas.
ISBN:0511800800
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511800801