The Nature of Buddhist Ethics

By: Damien Keown

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Paperback | 1 June 2001 | Edition Number 1

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In this book the author considers data from both early and later schools of Buddhism in an attempt to provide an overall characterization of the structure of Buddhist ethics. The importance of ethics in the Buddha's teachings is widely acknowledged, but the pursuit of ethical ideals has up to now been widely held to be secondary to the attainment of knowledge. Drawing on the Aristotelian tradition of ethics the author argues against this intellectualization of Buddhism and in favour of a new understanding of the tradition in terms of which ethics plays an absolutely central role. In the course of this reassessment many basic concepts such as karma, nirvana, and the Eightfold Path, are reviewed and presented in a fresh light. The book will be of interest to readers with a background in either Buddhist studies or comparative religious ethics.

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Preface to the Paperback Edition	p. ix
List of Abbreviations	p. x
The Study of Buddhist Ethics	p. 1
Aspects of Sila	p. 25
Ethics and Psychology	p. 57
The Transcendency Thesis	p. 83
Ethics and Soteriology	p. 107
Ethics in the Mahayana	p. 129
Buddhism and Utilitarianism	p. 165
Buddhism and Aristotle	p. 193
Conclusion	p. 229
Notes	p. 233
Bibliography	p. 251
General Index	p. 261
Index of Names	p. 267
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