Ethics of compassion bridging ethical theory and religious moral discourse
Ethics of Compassion places central themes from Buddhist (primarily) and Christian moral teachings within the conceptual framework of Western normative ethics. What results is a viable alternative ethical theory to those offered by utilitarians, Kantian formalists, proponents of the natural law trad...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books
2008.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Studies in comparative philosophy and religion. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b34694535*spi |
| Sumario: | Ethics of Compassion places central themes from Buddhist (primarily) and Christian moral teachings within the conceptual framework of Western normative ethics. What results is a viable alternative ethical theory to those offered by utilitarians, Kantian formalists, proponents of the natural law tradition, and advocates of virtue ethics. Ethics of Compassion bridges Eastern and Western cultures, philosophical ethics and religious moral discourse, and notions of acting rightly and of being virtuous. |
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| Descripción Física: | ix, 141 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 127-134) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781461633396 9780739131459 |
