Varieties of Ethical Reflection: New Directions for Ethics in a Global ContextMichael Barnhart Lexington Books, 2002 - 347 pagini Varieties of Ethical Reflection brings together new cultural and religious perspectives--drawn from non-Western, primarily Asian, philosophical sources--to globalize the contemporary discussion of theoretical and applied ethics. The work pushes ethics beyond a Western philosophical tradition tending toward universalism to infuse and broaden modern ethical theory with relativistic Asian ethical principles. The contributors introduce multicultural concepts and ideas from the Chinese Taoist, Confucian and Neo-Confucian, Indian and East Asian Buddhist, and Hindu traditions, focusing on such areas of moral controversy as the clash between women's rights and culture; universal human rights; abortion and euthanasia in a non-Western setting; and the standardization of medical practice across cultures. |
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... particular , aspects of contemporary and classical Asian philosophy and its relationship to Western thought . The editor welcomes a wide variety of manuscript submissions , especially works exhibiting highly focused research and ...
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... particular , are influenced by and in turn influence varieties of ethical reflection . Lastly , some readers may wonder at the confinement of this discussion to prin- cipally South and East Asian traditions , particularly Buddhism ...
... particular , are influenced by and in turn influence varieties of ethical reflection . Lastly , some readers may wonder at the confinement of this discussion to prin- cipally South and East Asian traditions , particularly Buddhism ...
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... particular set of dispositions , no matter how beholden they may be to the specifics of one's time and place . Rorty's account of what makes a life worth living is , to put it mildly , thin . He calls it liberal and ties it to the human ...
... particular set of dispositions , no matter how beholden they may be to the specifics of one's time and place . Rorty's account of what makes a life worth living is , to put it mildly , thin . He calls it liberal and ties it to the human ...
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... particular body of ossified inclina- tions , then ethical theory itself may vary in direct proportion to the variety of human practices the world over . Stated in terms of the theory / practice distinction , the prac- tical ...
... particular body of ossified inclina- tions , then ethical theory itself may vary in direct proportion to the variety of human practices the world over . Stated in terms of the theory / practice distinction , the prac- tical ...
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... particular has seen challenges to the reason / application distinction . As new tech- nologies such as gene therapy have increased our capacity to affect the nature of disease and health , unresolved problems regarding the ...
... particular has seen challenges to the reason / application distinction . As new tech- nologies such as gene therapy have increased our capacity to affect the nature of disease and health , unresolved problems regarding the ...
Cuprins
SelfFulfillment Through Selflessness The Moral Teachings of the Daode Jing | 21 |
Ethical Insights from Chu Hsi | 49 |
Concrete Ethics in a Comparative Perspective Zhuangzi Meets William James | 67 |
Preparing for Something that Never Happens The MeansEnds Problem in Modern Culture | 93 |
Ethics in Cultural Context Variety or Relativism? | 117 |
Pluralism in Practice Incommensurability and Constraints on Change in Ethical Discourses | 119 |
The Moral Interpretation of Culture | 139 |
Ethics in a Diverse World of Conflict Gender Law and Medicine | 173 |
Human Rights Law Religion and the Gendered Moral Order | 203 |
The Enlightenment Paradigm of Native Right and Forged Hybridity of Cultural Rights in British India | 235 |
Suicide Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia A Buddhist Perspective | 263 |
In Extremis Abortion and Assisted Suicide from a Buddhist Perspective | 283 |
Good Clinical Practice? Can East Asia Accommodate Western Standards? | 317 |
Selected Bibliography | 329 |
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About the Contributors | 345 |
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