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AN INTRODUCTION TO
BUDDHIST ETHICS
This systematic introduction to Buddhist ethics is aimed at anyone
interested in Buddhism, including students, scholars and general
readers. Peter Harvey is the author of the acclaimed Introduction to
Buddhism (Cambridge, ), and his new book is written in a clear
style, assuming no prior knowledge. At the same time it develops a
careful, probing analysis of the nature and practical dynamics of
Buddhist ethics both in its unifying themes and in the particularities
of different Buddhist traditions. The book applies Buddhist ethics
to a range of issues of contemporary concern: humanity’s relation-
ship with the rest of nature; economics; war and peace; euthana-
sia; abortion; sexual equality; and homosexuality. Professor Harvey
draws on texts of the main Buddhist traditions, and on historical
and contemporary accounts of the behaviour of Buddhists, to
describe existing Buddhist ethics, to assess different views within it,
and to extend its application into new areas.
is Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University
of Sunderland. Co-founder of the UK Association for Buddhist
Studies, he was the first Professor specifically of ‘Buddhist Studies’
in the UK. He also serves on the editorial board of the very suc-
cessful Journal of Buddhist Ethics and that of Contemporary
Studies in Buddhism.
AN INTRODUCTION TO
BUDDHIST ETHICS
Foundations, Values and Issues
PETER HARVEY
University of Sunderland
Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo
Cambridge University Press
The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge , United Kingdom
Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York
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© Cambridge University Press, 2000
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