Ethics of Compassion Bridging Ethical Theory and Religious Moral Discourse

by Reilly, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780739125045
• ISBN10: 0739125044
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-16
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Ethics of Compassion places central themes from Buddhist (primarily) and Christian moral teachings within the conceptual framework of Western normative ethics. What results is a viable alternative ethical theory to those offered by utilitarians, Kantian formalists, proponents of the natural law tradition, and advocates of virtue ethics. Ethics of Compassion bridges Eastern and Western cultures, philosophical ethics and religious moral discourse, and notions of acting rightly and of being virtuous. This book will be of interest to anyone who has been introduced to the discipline of ethics. It will be useful for undergraduate courses in philosophical and religious ethics.

Author Biography

Richard Reilly is Board of Trustees Professor of Philosophy at St. Bonaventure University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Golden Rule Reasoning	p. 7
"Compassion" and Related Notions	p. 21
Compassion as the Basis of Moral Value	p. 39
Precepts for Avoiding Doing Evil	p. 57
Virtues and Moral Aspiration	p. 73
Will, Responsibility and Selflessness	p. 97
Postscript: Joyful Living	p. 123
Works Cited	p. 127
Index	p. 135
Note on the Author	p. 141
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