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9780887067648: Hindu Ethics: Purity, Abortion, and Euthanasia
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0887067646 ISBN 13 : 9780887067648
Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1988

Synopsis

Modern Western approaches to India often have focused on metaphysics at the expense of ethics, leading many to see Hinduism as only concerned with the esoteric and the otherworldly. The chapters of this book offer case study explorations that are selected and presented to invite comparisons with the modern West. Such comparisons will help to remove the apparent otherworldly nature of Hindu thought from the minds of Western readers, as well as give depth and new significance to Indian ideas in the areas of medical ethics, social ethics, and human rights. The case studies demonstrate that Indian thought has not ignored deep reflection on ethical problems that are presenting serious challenges to the modern world. They demonstrate that Hinduism has a firm grounding in ethics, even when the most difficult questions are raised.

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À propos des auteurs

Harold CowardM is Professor Emeritus of History and Founding Director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria in Canada. He is the author of numerous books, including Yoga and Psychology and The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Eastern and Western Thought, both also published by SUNY Press; The Philosophy of the Grammarians (volume five of The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, with K. Kunjunni Raja); Mantra (with David J. Goa); and Pluralism in the World Religions.

Julius Lipner is Lecturer in the Comparative Study of Religion at the University of Cambridge and Fellow and Tutor at St. Edmund's House, Cambridge.

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Éditeur
State University of New York Press
Date d'édition
1988
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0887067646
ISBN 13 
9780887067648
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
139
Éditeur
Coward Harold, Lipner Julius, Young Katherine K.
Coordonnées du fabricant
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