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Buddhist ethics : a very short introduction /

by Keown, Damien.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Very short introductions: 130.Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005Description: 147 p. : ill., map ; 18 cm.ISBN: 019280457X (pbk.); 9780192804570 (pbk.).Subject(s): Buddhist ethics | Buddhismus | Buddhismus - Ethik | Buddhismus - Ethik - Einführung | Ethik | Ethik - Buddhismus | Ethik - Buddhismus - Einführung | Buddhist ethics
Contents:
Buddhist morality -- Ethics east and west -- Animals and the environment -- Sexuality -- War and terrorism -- Abortion -- Suicide and euthanasia -- Cloning.
Summary: Recent interest in Buddhist thought has grown dramatically, and with it the desire to understand contemporary ethics from a Buddhist perspective. Looking at issues such as animal rights, the environment, abortion and cloning, the author explains mainstream Buddhist teachings on a wide range of debates.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-140) and index.

Buddhist morality -- Ethics east and west -- Animals and the environment -- Sexuality -- War and terrorism -- Abortion -- Suicide and euthanasia -- Cloning.

Recent interest in Buddhist thought has grown dramatically, and with it the desire to understand contemporary ethics from a Buddhist perspective. Looking at issues such as animal rights, the environment, abortion and cloning, the author explains mainstream Buddhist teachings on a wide range of debates.


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