A Mirror Is for Reflection

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|TileDescription=Offers a snapshot of the present state of academic investigation into the nature of Buddhist Ethics, including contributions from leading figures in the study of Buddhist philosophy.
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|TableOfContents=*{{i|''Foreword: Cross-Cultural Philosophy and the Moral Project''—Owen Flanagan|xi}}
*{{i|''Acknowledgments''|xix}}
*{{i|''Contributors''|xxi}}


*{{i|Introduction—Jake H. Davis|1}} 


*PART ONE: ''Buddhist Ethics and Western Categories''


*{{i|1. "It's Ethics, Jim, but Not as We Know It": Reflections on the Absence of Moral Philosophy in Buddhism<br>—Damien Keown|17}}
*{{i|2. The Nature of a Buddhist Path—Bronwyn Finnigan|33}}
*{{i|3. Buddhist Moral Thought and Western Moral Philosophy—Christopher W. Gowans|53}}


*PART TWO: ''Constructing Buddhist Ethics''


*{{i|4. Zen Buddhism and the Space of Ethics—Jin Y. Park|73}}
*{{i|5. Buddhist Ethics: A Perspective—Graham Priest|92}}
*{{i|6. Breaking Good: Moral Agency, Neuroethics, and the Spontaneity of Compassion—Christian Coseru|109}}


*PART THREE: ''Karma and Rebirth''


*{{i|7. Modern and Traditional Understandings of Karma—Charles Goodman|131}}
*{{i|8. Buddhism without Reincarnation? Examining the Prospects of a "Naturalized" Buddhism—Jan Westerhoff|146}}
*{{i|9. The Problems and Promise of Karma from an Engaged Buddhist Perspective—Sallie B. King|166}}


*PART FOUR: ''Mindfulness, Memory, and Virtue''


*{{i|10. Ethical Reading and the Ethics of Forgetting and Remembering—Sara McClintock|185}}
*{{i|11. Mindfulness and Ethics: Attention, Virtue, and Perfection—Jay L. Garfield|203}}
*{{i|12. "When You Know for Yourselves": Mindfulness, Wisdom, and the Qualities of Heart—Jake H. Davis|223}}


*PART FIVE: ''Intention and Action''


*{{i|13. The Dynamics of Intention, Freedom, and Habituation according to Vasubandhu's ''Abhidharmakośabhāṣya''<br>—Karin L. Meyers|239}}
*{{i|14. What Do Buddhists Think about Free Will?—Riccardo Repetti|257}}
*{{i|15. Buddhist Reductionist Action Theory—Mark Siderits|276}}


*PART SIX: ''Politics, Anger, and Equanimity''


*{{i|16. The Inherent Dignity of Empty Persons—Christopher Kelley|297}}
*{{i|17. Ethics without Justice: Eliminating the Roots of Resentment—Amber Carpenter|315}}
*{{i|18. Equanimity in Relationship: Responding to Moral Ugliness—Emily McRae|336}}

*{{i|''Index''|353}}
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|TermTopics=Buddhist Ethics; Comparative; Mindfulness; Anger
|TermMentions=Zen - Chan; Compassion; Free Will
|TextMentions=Abhidharmakośabhāṣya
|Theme=Śāntideva's Vision in Today's World
|SubTheme=Śāntideva's Vision in a Secular World; Making Sense of Śāntideva's Vision of Reality (Philosophy)
|Approach=Academic
|Audience=Intermediate; Advanced
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