Ethics of Compassion - Bridging Ethical Theory and Religious Moral Discourse

Informationen zum Autor By Richard Reilly Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter I. Golden Rule Reasoning Chapter 3 Chapter II. "Compassion" and Related Notions Chapter 4 Chapter III. Compassion as the Basis of Moral Value Chapter 5 Chapter IV. Precepts for Avoiding Doing Harm Chapter 6 Chapter V. Virtues and Moral Aspiration Chapter 7 Chapter VI. Will, Responsibility, and Selflessness Chapter 8 Postscript: Joyful Living

Product details

• Authors: Jr. Robert Reilly, Richard Reilly
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2010
• EAN: 9780739125052
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2505-2
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Studies in Comparative Philoso; Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, RELIGION / Ethics, Ethics & moral philosophy, Religious ethics