Binding: Paperback
Description: With over 520 million followers Buddhism is now the world's fourth largest religion. Over the last seventy years or so there has been a growing interest in Buddhism and it continues to capture the imagination of many in the West who see it as either an alternative or a supplement to their own religious beliefs. For complex cultural and historical reasons ethics has not received as much attention in traditional Buddhist thought as it has in the West. In this Very Short Introduction Damien Keown explores how Buddhism approaches a range of moral issues of our age including our relationship with our environment our treatment of animals and our stance on abortion on sexuality and gender on violence and war. This new edition also includes a discussion of the ethical challenges posed by cutting - edge developments in science and biomedical technologies including neuroscience artificial intelligence transhumanism and gene editing. About THE Series: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket - sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Title: Buddhist Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Keown Damien (Goldsmiths University Of London)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198850052
Pages: 176 Pages, 10 Black And White Images
Publication Date: 9/1/2020
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: Buddhist Life & Practice