A mirror is for reflection : understanding Buddhist ethics / edited by Jake H. Davis.

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Book
Language
English
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
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xxv, 358 pages ; 24 cm

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    This volume offers a rich and accessible introduction to contemporary research on Buddhist ethical thought. It includes contributions of many of the leading scholars in this field, on topics including the nature of Buddhist ethics, karma and rebirth, mindfulness, narrative, intention, free will, politics, anger, and equanimity.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Part One: Buddhist Ethics and Western Categories
    • 1. "It's Ethics, Jim, but Not as We Know It": Reflections on the Absence of Moral Philosophy in Buddhism
    • 2. The Nature of a Buddhist Path
    • 3. Buddhist Moral Thought and Western Moral Philosophy
    • Part Two: Constructing Buddhist Ethics
    • 4. Zen Buddhism and the Space of Ethics
    • 5. Buddhist Ethics: A Perspective
    • 6. Breaking Good: Moral Agency, Neuroethics, and the Spontaneity of Compassion
    • Part Three: Karma and Rebirth
    • 7. Modern and Traditional Understandings of Karma
    • 8. Buddhism without Reincarnation? Examining the Prospects of a "Naturalized" Buddhism
    • 9. The Problems and Promise of Karma from an Engaged Buddhist Perspective
    • Part Four: Mindfulness, Memory, and Virtue
    • 10. Ethical Reading and the Ethics of Forgetting and Remembering
    • 11. Mindfulness and Ethics: Attention, Virtue, and Perfection
    • 12. "When You Know for Yourselves": Mindfulness, Wisdom, and the Qualities of Heart
    • Part Five: Intention and Action
    • 13. The Dynamics of Intention, Freedom, and Habituation according to Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakośabhāṣya
    • 14. What Do Buddhists Think about Free Will?
    • 15. Buddhist Reductionist Action Theory
    • Part Six: Politics, Anger, and Equanimity
    • 16. The Inherent Dignity of Empty Persons
    • 17. Ethics without Justice: Eliminating the Roots of Resentment
    • 18. Equanimity in Relationship: Responding to Moral Ugliness.
    ISBN
    • 9780190499761 ((paperback : alkaline paper))
    • 0190499761 ((paperback : alkaline paper))
    • 9780190499778 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
    • 019049977X ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
    LCCN
    2017001448
    OCLC
    983824595
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