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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reilly, Richard, 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2008.
Colección:Studies in comparative philosophy and religion.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Golden rule reasoning
  • "Compassion" and related notions
  • Compassion as the basis of moral value
  • Precepts for avoiding doing harm
  • Virtues and moral aspiration
  • Will, responsibility and selflessness
  • Postscript : joyful living.