Buddhist ethics : a very short introduction / Damien Keown.
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 debat...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Series: | Very short introductions ;
130. |
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Oxford Very Short Introductions |
| 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (147 pages) : illustrations, map. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191516937 0191775991 128075298X 9780191516931 9780191775994 9781280752988 |