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Buddhism in the Public Sphere - Reorienting Global Interdependence (Hardcover)
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Buddhism in the Public Sphere - Reorienting Global Interdependence (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism
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The core teachings and practices of Buddhism are systematically
directed toward developing keen and caring insight into the
relational or interdependent nature of all things. Hershock applies
Buddhist thought to reflect on the challenges to public good,
created by emerging social, economic, and political realities
associated with increasingly complex global interdependence. In
eight chapters, the key arenas for public policy are addressed: the
environment, health, media, trade and development, the interplay of
politics and religion, international relations, terror and
security, and education. Each chapter explains how a specific issue
area has come to be shaped by complex interdependence and offers
specific insights into directing the growing interdependence toward
greater equity, sustainability, and freedom. Thereby, a sustained
meditation on the meaning and means of realizing public good is put
forward, which results in a solid Buddhist conception of diversity.
Hershock argues that concepts of Karma and emptiness are relevant
across the full spectrum of policy domains and that Buddhist
concepts become increasingly forceful as concerns shift from the
local to the global. A remarkable book on this fascinating
religion, Buddhism in the Public Sphere will be of interest to
scholars and students in Buddhist studies and Asian religion in
general.
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