Buddhist Ethics

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.

List 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

Product details

• Authors: Keown , Damien Keown, Damien (Goldsmiths Keown, Keown Damien
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780198850052
• ISBN: 978-0-19-885005-2
• Dimensions: 113 mm x 174 mm x 5 mm
• Series: A Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; Very Short Introductions; A Very Short Introductions; Very Short Introduction
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; RELIGION / Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist, RELIGION / Buddhism / History, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Buddhist life & practice, Buddhist life and practice