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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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Lanham, Md
Lexington Books
©2008
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| Dans: | Année: 2008 |
| Collection/Revue: | Studies in comparative philosophy and religion
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Interpersonal Relations
B Electronic books Electronic books B Religion and ethics B Compassion B Golden Rule |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Erscheint auch als: Reilly, Richard: Ethics of Compassion : Bridging Ethical Theory and Religious Moral Discourse. - Lanham : Lexington Books, ©2010. - 9780739125052 |
| Résumé: | 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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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-134) and index |
| ISBN: | 1461633397 |