Ethical Questions: East and WestBina Gupta Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 - 281 עמודים Ethical Questions: East and West is an anthology of source material from various Eastern and Western traditions, addressing fundamental and enduring questions in moral philosophy. It is intended for use in undergraduate level comparative ethics courses. Each section begins with an introductory essay in which the leading ethical questions and their responses from different traditions are presented in overview. Sections are centered around ethical questions such as, Who Am I? What Ought I to Do? What Kind of Person Ought I to Be? Questions of religion and morality, freedom, and the just society are also included. Ancient and modern sources are examined, ranging from the Buddha, Aristotle, and Upanishads to Kant, Simone de Beauvoir, and Alasdair MacIntyre. Ethical Questions provides a comprehensive, comparative introduction to key ethical concepts, stressing the importance of diverse traditions in the global community, and encouraging understanding between and among traditions. |
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General Introduction | 1 |
Who Am I? | 33 |
Introduction | 34 |
The Nature of the Self | 45 |
Nachiketas and Death | 48 |
The Allegory of the Cave | 54 |
Egoism and Human Nature | 61 |
Human Nature | 67 |
The Five Cardinal Virtues | 166 |
The Teachings of Confucius | 170 |
Virtues in the Gita | 177 |
The Nature of Virtues | 179 |
Religion and Morality Freedom and Just Society | 187 |
Introduction | 188 |
Is Religion the Source of Morality? | 200 |
The Divine Imperative | 201 |
Woman as the Second Sex | 73 |
King Milinda and Nagasena on Anatta | 81 |
What Ought I to Do? | 87 |
Introduction | 88 |
The Ten Commandments | 97 |
The Categorical Imperative | 99 |
Utilitarianism | 107 |
Universal Love | 116 |
Precepts for Life | 125 |
Duty in the Gita | 129 |
The Five Buddhist Precepts and the Rules of Monastic Restraint | 131 |
What Kind of Person Ought I to Be? | 137 |
Introduction | 138 |
Virtue Ethics | 150 |
The Teachings of the Buddha | 163 |
Religion and Morality | 208 |
Human Community as Holy Rite | 215 |
Are We Free? | 225 |
Evil Providence Foreknowledge and Free Will | 226 |
Continence and Incontinence | 233 |
Karma and Freedom | 239 |
Emancipation and Nirvana | 244 |
Tao Te Ching | 248 |
What Is a Just Society? | 252 |
SwarajFreedom and SelfRule | 253 |
Justice as Fairness | 258 |
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About the Author | |
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