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An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Issues
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This systematic introduction to Buddhist ethics is aimed at anyone interested in Buddhism, including students, scholars and general readers. Peter Harvey is the author of the acclaimed Introduction to Buddhism (Cambridge, 1990), and his new book is written in a clear style, assuming no prior knowledge. At the same time it develops a careful, probing analysis of the nature and practical dynamics of Buddhist ethics in both its unifying themes and in the particularities of different Buddhist traditions. The book applies Buddhist ethics to a range of issues of contemporary concern: humanity's relationship with the rest of nature; economics; war and peace; euthanasia; abortion; the status of women; and homosexuality. Professor Harvey draws on texts of the main Buddhist traditions, and on historical and contemporary accounts of the behaviour of Buddhists, to describe existing Buddhist ethics, to assess different views within it, and to extend its application into new areas.
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“Still, it cannot be excluded that at some time in the past exceptional women may have received full ordination by monks alone (Guschow 2000:108; Harvey 2000:399).”
From Buddhist Nuns: Between Past and Present (2011) · cites this paper as Harvey 2000:399
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“The highest ordination women can receive is the one of novices (Harvey 2000:399; Gutschow 2004:168-197).”
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“The Buddha was indeed very critical of Brahmanical animal sacrifice, both because of the cruelty involved, and because it does not lead at all to a happy rebirth, as hoped for at Brahmanical sacrificial rituals (see Harvey 2000, p. 157).”
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“Even worse, a refusal to eat meat offered as alms-food would deprive the donor of good karmic effect engendered by his gift (Campany 1996, pp.389-393; Harvey 2000, pp.150-174).”
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“beings without this bringing harm to oneself at some time (Harvey 2000, pp.156-157).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Harvey, P.
- Affiliations
- University of Sunderland (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Harvey, Peter
- ORCID
- Harvey, Peter
- Venue
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2000-06-22
- Volume
- 76
- Issue
- 295
- OpenAlex
- W3133356606
- Cited by
- 158
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2021: 7 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 13
- FWCI
- 30.46
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Philosophy
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Study and Philosophy of Religion
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophical Ethics and Theory
- Keywords
- Buddhist ethics, Buddhism, ethics, Buddhist tradition, human-nature relationship, economics, war and peace, euthanasia, abortion, women's status, homosexuality, Buddhist texts
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