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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Autore principale: Harvey, Peter 1951- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Libro
Lingua:Inglese
Servizio "Subito": Ordinare ora.
Verificare la disponibilità: HBZ Gateway
WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: Cambridge, UK New York, NY Port Melbourne, Australia Madrid, Spain Cape Town, South Africa Cambridge University Press 2000
In:Anno: 2000
Recensioni: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.)
Periodico/Rivista:Introduction to religion
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Buddhismo <motivo> / Etica
Altre parole chiave:B Buddhist ethics
Accesso online: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Edizione parallela:Non elettronico
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Riepilogo: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.
Descrizione fisica:1 Online-Ressource (xx, 478 Seiten), digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:978-0-511-80080-1
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511800801