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Buddhist Ethics: A Very Short Introduction

by Damien Keown · 2005

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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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philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thisbusinessbusinessMore like thisLess of thiseconomicseconomicsMore like thisLess of thispsychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Themes
BuddhismBuddhismMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of thismoralitymoralityMore like thisLess of thismedicalmedicalMore like thisLess of this
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ChinaChinaMore like thisLess of thisIndiaIndiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 200 pages

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