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100 1 _aKeown, Damien
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245 1 0 _aBuddhism and Contemporary Society /
_cDamien Keown
264 _aHong Kong :
_bCentre of Buddhist Studies, HKU,
_c2022.
300 _a225 pages ;
_c24 cm.
520 _aThis book is designed to accompany a course exploring the Buddhist response to a range of contemporary social issues. To facilitate its use as a course text each chapter is preceded by an overview of the contents and concludes with a summary of the key points. At the end of each chapter there are suggested questions for class discussion or use as essay titles at the tutor’s discretion as well as a ‘Further Reading’ section. At the end of the book, the reader will find a complete bibliography and an index of proper names, terms, and concepts. The volume begins with an introduction to Buddhist social ethics as traditionally taught, and then looks in detail at eleven individual topics of contemporary interest. The scope is broad and topics discussed include engaged Buddhism, politics, violence, economics, human rights, animals, ecology, sex and gender, abortion, euthanasia, and science and transhumanism. The book has various aims: to equip the student to define key doctrinal concepts relevant to Buddhist social ethics; to identify the major concerns and arguments in a range of debates within Buddhist communities; to critically analyse contemporary issues from a Buddhist perspective; to articulate what is distinctive in the Buddhist position as distinct from alternative perspectives; to evaluate arguments in a balanced and scholarly manner, and equip the student to participate in discussions on a broad range of contemporary social issues drawing on evidence from both primary and secondary sources.
650 0 _aBuddhist ethics.
650 0 _aSocial ethics
_xBuddhism.
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650 0 _aEngaged Buddhism.
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650 0 _aBuddhism
_xPolitical aspects.
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650 0 _aBuddhism
_xPolitical aspects
_xViolence.
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650 0 _aBuddhism
_xEconomic aspects.
650 0 _aBuddhism and human rights
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650 0 _aBuddhist ethics
_xAnimals.
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650 0 _aBuddhist ethics
_xEcology.
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650 0 _aBuddhist ethics
_xGender.
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650 0 _aBuddhist ethics
_xEuthanasia.
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650 0 _aBuddhist ethics
_xScience.
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650 0 _aBuddhist ethics
_xTranshumanism.
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650 0 _aBuddhist ethics
_xAbortion.
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650 0 _aNeurodharma
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856 _dhttps://www.ibc-elibrary.thanhsiang.org/files/public/Buddhism%20and%20Contemporary%20Society%20by%20Damien%20Keowan.pdf
_phttps://www.ibc-elibrary.thanhsiang.org/files/public/Buddhism%20and%20Contemporary%20Society%20by%20Damien%20Keowan.pdf
_yhttps://www.ibc-elibrary.thanhsiang.org/files/public/Buddhism%20and%20Contemporary%20Society%20by%20Damien%20Keowan.pdf
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