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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, MD :
Lexington Books,
c2008.
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| Colección: | Studies in comparative philosophy and religion.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 141 p.). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-134) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781461633396 1461633397 9786613929365 6613929360 1283616912 9781283616911 |