Buddhist ethics : a very short introduction

Author(s)

• Keown, Damien

Bibliographic Information

Buddhist ethics : a very short introduction

Damien Keown

（Very short introductions, 130）

Oxford University Press, 2020

2nd ed

Note

Glossary: p. 125-126

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-132) and index

Further reading: p. 133-139

First ed.: 2005

Description and Table of Contents

Description

With over 520 million followers, Buddhism is now the world's fourth largest religion. Over the last seventy years or so there has been a growing interest in Buddhism, and it continues to capture the imagination of many in the West, who see it as either an alternative or a supplement to their own religious beliefs. For complex cultural and historical reasons, ethics has not received as much attention in traditional Buddhist thought as it has in the West. In this Very Short Introduction, Damien Keown explores how Buddhism approaches a range of moral issues of our age, including our relationship with our environment, our treatment of animals, and our stance on abortion, on sexuality and gender, on violence and war. This new edition also includes a discussion of the ethical challenges posed by cutting-edge developments in science and biomedical technologies, including neuroscience, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and gene editing. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Note on citations and pronunciation List of illustrations 1: Buddhist morality 2: Ethics east and west 3: Animals and the environment 4: Sexuality and gender 5: War, violence, and terrorism 6: Abortion 7: Suicide and euthanasia 8: Clones, cyborgs, and singularities References Further reading Glossary Index

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Details

• NCID: BC01614061
• ISBN:
  • 9780198850052
• LCCN: 2019957616
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: xxiv, 145 p.
• Size: 18 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BJ1289
  • DC23 : 294.35
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Buddhist ethics
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA34547828