The Buddhist and the ethicist : conversations on effective altruism, engaged Buddhism, and how to build a better world
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The Buddhist and the ethicist : conversations on effective altruism, engaged Buddhism, and how to build a better world
AUTHOR:
Singer, Peter, 1946-
Zhaohui, Shi, 1957-
ISBN:
9781645472179
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Boulder : Shambhala, c2023.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xvi, 239 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
CONTENTS:
The Foundations of Ethics -- Key Buddhist Concepts: Karma and Nirvana -- Women and Equality -- Sexuality -- Embryo Research and Abortion -- Animal Welfare -- Euthanasia and Suicide -- The Death Penalty and Killing in War.
ABSTRACT:
"This eye-opening read spans the foundations of ethics and key Buddhist concepts. Professor Peter Singer is a world-renowned moral philosopher and preeminent voice in bioethics whose writings have helped shape the animal rights and effective altruism movements. Venerable Shih Chao-Hwei of Taiwan is a Buddhist monastic and social activist who's been a key figure in the Buddhist gender equality movement. This unlikely duo came together in conversation at a meditation retreat center in 2016 and continued discussions in writing. They shed light on the intersection of philosophy, religion, and day-to-day life"-- Provided by publisher.
SUBJECT_TERM:
SUBJECT:
| Buddhist ethics. |
BIBSUMMARY:
"This eye-opening read spans the foundations of ethics and key Buddhist concepts. Professor Peter Singer is a world-renowned moral philosopher and preeminent voice in bioethics whose writings have helped shape the animal rights and effective altruism movements. Venerable Shih Chao-Hwei of Taiwan is a Buddhist monastic and social activist who's been a key figure in the Buddhist gender equality movement. This unlikely duo came together in conversation at a meditation retreat center in 2016 and continued discussions in writing. They shed light on the intersection of philosophy, religion, and day-to-day life"--