Rebirth and the stream of life : a philosophical study of reincarnation, karma and ethics /

Rebirth and the Stream of Life explores the diversity as well as the ethical and religious significance of rebirth beliefs, focusing especially on Hindu and Buddhist traditions but also discussing indigenous religions and ancient Greek thought. Utilizing resources from religious studies, anthropolog...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burley, Mikel, 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Temas:
Reincarnation > Comparative studies.
Karma.
Ethics, Comparative.
Philosophy, Indic.
Réincarnation > Études comparatives.
Morale comparée.
Philosophie de l'Inde.
Ethics & moral philosophy.
Philosophy of religion.
Comparative religion.
Philosophy.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Gaia & Earth Energies.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Theology.
Ethics, Comparative
Karma
Philosophy, Indic
Reincarnation
Comparative studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction Thinking about Rebirth
  • 'Stream of Life'
  • Terminological Matters
  • An Expanded Conception of Philosophy of Religion
  • Chapter Summaries
  • Chapter 1 Varieties of Rebirth
  • Soteriological Orientations
  • Retributive Correlations
  • Affinitive and Consanguineous Continuities
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Chapter 2 Remembering Having Lived Before?
  • 'Infamous Puzzle Cases'
  • Rebirth and Remembering
  • Remembering and Merely Seeming to Remember
  • Lived Examples
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Chapter 3 Finding Meaning in Multiple Lives
  • Allegedly Fatal Objections to a Belief in Rebirth
  • The Ethical Significance of 'Same Person'
  • Simultaneous Multiplicity
  • Rebirth and the Spirit World
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Chapter 4 Integrating Rebirth and Ethics
  • Transmigration and Moral Outlooks in Ancient Greece
  • Eschatologies and 'Ethicization'
  • Instances of Non-Karmic Ethical Integration
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Chapter 5 Demythologizing Rebirth?
  • 'Demythologizing' in Theology and the Study of Religions
  • Karma and Rebirth without Personal Continuation
  • Critical Discussion
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Chapter 6 Karma and Evil
  • Karma as a Principle of Moral Guidance
  • Is the Doctrine of Karma Incoherent?
  • The Problem of 'Blaming the Victim'
  • A Deep Disagreement
  • Alternative Aspects of Karma
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Chapter 7 Conclusions
  • Disrupting Assumptions
  • Diversity and Dispute
  • Methodological Reflections.

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