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Buddhism, Virtue and Environment (Paperback, New Ed)
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Buddhism, Virtue and Environment (Paperback, New Ed)
Series: Ashgate World Philosophies Series
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Buddhism, one increasingly hears, is an 'eco-friendly' religion. It
is often said that this is because it promotes an 'ecological' view
of things, one stressing the essential unity of human beings and
the natural world. Buddhism, Virtue and Environment presents a
different view. While agreeing that Buddhism is, in many important
respects, in tune with environmental concerns, Cooper and James
argue that what makes it 'green' is its view of human life. The
true connection between the religion and environmental thought is
to be found in Buddhist accounts of the virtues - those traits,
such as compassion, equanimity and humility, that characterise the
life of a spiritually enlightened individual. Central chapters of
this book examine these virtues and their implications for
environmental attitudes and practice. Buddhism, Virtue and
Environment will be of interest not only to students and teachers
of Buddhism and environmental ethics, but to those more generally
engaged with moral philosophy. Written in a clear and accessible
style, this book presents an original conception of Buddhist
environmental thought. The authors also contribute to the wider
debate on the place of ethics in Buddhist teachings and practices,
and to debates within 'virtue ethics' on the relations between
human well-being and environmental concern.
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