Ethics of Compassion: Bridging Ethical Theory and Religious Moral Discourse

by Richard Reilly

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739125044
• ISBN13: 9780739125045
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"