Description
This volume offers a rich and accessible introduction to contemporary research on Buddhist ethical thought for interested students and scholars, yet also offers chapters taking up more technical philosophical and textual topics. A Mirror is For Reflection offers a snapshot of the present state of academic investigation into the nature of Buddhist Ethics, including contributions from many of the leading figures in the academic study of Buddhist philosophy. Over the past decade many scholars have come to think that the project of fitting Buddhist ethical thought into Western philosophical categories may be of limited utility, and the focus of investigation has shifted in a number of new directions. This volume includes contemporary perspectives on topics including the nature of Buddhist ethics as a whole, karma and rebirth, mindfulness, narrative, intention, free will, politics, anger, and equanimity.
Table of Contents
ForewordOwen FlanaganIntroductionJake H. DavisPart One: Buddhist Ethics and Western Categories1. 'It's ethics, Jim, but not as we know it': Reflections on the Absence of Moral Philosophy in Buddhism Damien Keown2. The Nature of a Buddhist Path Bronwyn Finnigan3. Buddhist Moral Thought and Western Moral Philosophy Christopher W. GowansPart Two: Constructing Buddhist Ethics4. Zen Buddhism and the Space of Ethics Jin Y. Park5. Buddhist Ethics: A Perspective Graham Priest6. Breaking Good: Moral Agency, Neuroethics, and the Spontaneity of Compassion Christian CoseruPart Three: Karma and Rebirth7. Modern and Traditional Understandings of Karma Charles Goodman8. Buddhism without Reincarnation? Examining the Prospects of a "Naturalized" Buddhism Jan Westerhoff9. The Problems and Promise of Karma from an Engaged Buddhist Perspective Sallie B. KingPart Four: Mindfulness, Memory, and Virtue10. Ethical Reading and the Ethics of Forgetting and Remembering Sara McClintock 11. Mindfulness and Ethics: Attention, Virtue and Perfection Jay L. Garfield12. "When You Know for Yourselves": Mindfulness, Wisdom, and the Qualities of Heart Jake H. DavisPart Five: Intention and Action13. The Dynamics of Intention, Freedom, and Habituation according to Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakosabhasya Karin Meyers14. What Do Buddhists Think about Free Will? Riccardo Repetti15. Buddhist Reductionist Action Theory Mark Siderits Part Six: Politics, Anger, and Equanimity16. The Inherent Dignity of Empty Persons Christopher Kelley17. Ethics Without Justice: Eliminating The Roots Of Resentment Amber Carpenter18. Equanimity in Relationship: Responding to Moral Ugliness Emily McRaeIndex
