Traditional Indian Virtue Ethics for Today An East-West Dialogue

Working in the tradition of world philosophy, this book puts Western virtue ethics in conversation with traditional Indian philosophies. The book begins with a contribution from Michael Slote on ‘World Philosophy: The Importance of India,’ which is followed by contributions covering metaethical topi...

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Other Authors: Chakravarti, Sitansu S. (Editor), Chatterjee, Amita (Editor), Chakravarti, Ananda (Editor), Widdison, Lisa (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
Series:Palgrave Studies in Comparative East-West Philosophy
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Working in the tradition of world philosophy, this book puts Western virtue ethics in conversation with traditional Indian philosophies. The book begins with a contribution from Michael Slote on ‘World Philosophy: The Importance of India,’ which is followed by contributions covering metaethical topics such as the relationship between Western virtue ethics and various Indian philosophical traditions, and applied topics such as environmental ethics, business ethics, ethics and science, and moral psychology. Contributors include scholars working in both North America and India.
Physical Description:XXIX, 312 p. 6 illus online resource
ISBN:9783031479724