A Mirror Is for Reflection
Understanding Buddhist Ethics
Edited by Jake H. Davis and Foreword by Owen Flanagan
Table of Contents
Foreword
Owen Flanagan
Introduction
Jake H. Davis
Part One: Buddhist Ethics and Western Categories
1. 'It's ethics, Jim, but not as we know it': Reflections on the Absence of Moral Philosophy in Buddhism Damien Keown
2. The Nature of a Buddhist Path Bronwyn Finnigan
3. Buddhist Moral Thought and Western Moral Philosophy Christopher W. Gowans
Part Two: Constructing Buddhist Ethics
4. Zen Buddhism and the Space of Ethics Jin Y. Park
5. Buddhist Ethics: A Perspective Graham Priest
6. Breaking Good: Moral Agency, Neuroethics, and the Spontaneity of Compassion Christian Coseru
Part Three: Karma and Rebirth
7. Modern and Traditional Understandings of Karma Charles Goodman
8. Buddhism without Reincarnation? Examining the Prospects of a "Naturalized" Buddhism Jan Westerhoff
9. The Problems and Promise of Karma from an Engaged Buddhist Perspective Sallie B. King
Part Four: Mindfulness, Memory, and Virtue
10. Ethical Reading and the Ethics of Forgetting and Remembering Sara McClintock
11. Mindfulness and Ethics: Attention, Virtue and Perfection Jay L. Garfield
12. "When You Know for Yourselves": Mindfulness, Wisdom, and the Qualities of Heart Jake H. Davis
Part Five: Intention and Action
13. The Dynamics of Intention, Freedom, and Habituation according to Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakosabhasya Karin Meyers
14. What Do Buddhists Think about Free Will? Riccardo Repetti
15. Buddhist Reductionist Action Theory Mark Siderits
Part Six: Politics, Anger, and Equanimity
16. The Inherent Dignity of Empty Persons Christopher Kelley
17. Ethics Without Justice: Eliminating The Roots Of Resentment Amber Carpenter
18. Equanimity in Relationship: Responding to Moral Ugliness Emily McRae
Index