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Author | : William Edelglass |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 478 |
Release | : 2009-04-21 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0199886911 |
The Buddhist philosophical tradition is vast, internally diverse, and comprises texts written in a variety of canonical languages. It is hence often difficult for those with training in Western philosophy who wish to approach this tradition for the first time to know where to start, and difficult for those who wish to introduce and teach courses in Buddhist philosophy to find suitable textbooks that adequately represent the diversity of the tradition, expose students to important primary texts in reliable translations, that contextualize those texts, and that foreground specifically philosophical issues. Buddhist Philosophy fills that lacuna. It collects important philosophical texts from each major Buddhist tradition. Each text is translated and introduced by a recognized authority in Buddhist studies. Each introduction sets the text in context and introduces the philosophical issues it addresses and arguments it presents, providing a useful and authoritative guide to reading and to teaching the text. The volume is organized into topical sections that reflect the way that Western philosophers think about the structure of the discipline, and each section is introduced by an essay explaining Buddhist approaches to that subject matter, and the place of the texts collected in that section in the enterprise. This volume is an ideal single text for an intermediate or advanced course in Buddhist philosophy, and makes this tradition immediately accessible to the philosopher or student versed in Western philosophy coming to Buddhism for the first time. It is also ideal for the scholar or student of Buddhist studies who is interested specifically in the philosophical dimensions of the Buddhist tradition.
Author | : Daniel N. Robinson |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2009-04-11 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1400825318 |
How should a prize be awarded after a horse race? Should it go to the best rider, the best person, or the one who finishes first? To what extent are bystanders blameworthy when they do nothing to prevent harm? Are there any objective standards of moral responsibility with which to address such perennial questions? In this fluidly written and lively book, Daniel Robinson takes on the prodigious task of setting forth the contours of praise and blame. He does so by mounting an important and provocative new defense of a radical theory of moral realism and offering a critical appraisal of prevailing alternatives such as determinism and behaviorism and of their conceptual shortcomings. The version of moral realism that arises from Robinson's penetrating inquiry--an inquiry steeped in Aristotelian ethics but deeply informed by modern scientific knowledge of human cognition--is independent of cognition and emotion. At the same time, Robinson carefully explores how such human attributes succeed or fail in comprehending real moral properties. Through brilliant analyses of constitutional and moral luck, of biosocial and genetic versions of psychological determinism, and of relativistic-anthropological accounts of variations in moral precepts, he concludes that none of these conceptions accounts either for the nature of moral properties or the basis upon which they could be known. Ultimately, the theory that Robinson develops preserves moral properties even while acknowledging the conditions that undermine the powers of human will.
Author | : Gail Pool |
Publisher | : University of Missouri Press |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2007-07-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0826217273 |
"Pool's behind-the-scenes look at the institution of book reviewing analyzes how it works and why it often fails, describes how editors choose books for review and assign them to reviewers, examines the additional roles played by publishers, authors, and readers and contrasts traditional reviewing with newer, alternative book coverage"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Brian Benton |
Publisher | : WestBow Press |
Total Pages | : 89 |
Release | : 2021-10-25 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1664246371 |
The time we live on planet Earth is short, and the opportunity to advance God’s kingdom with love is now and until we are promoted to glory. This is not the time to play defense. It is the time to go on offense with the Gospel. The Gospel is the Good News that Jesus Christ defeated Satan, overcame the world, died for our sins, and conquered death.
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Publisher | : Lina Gergova |
Total Pages | : 202 |
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ISBN | : 954845842X |
Author | : Audrey L. Anton |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2015-12-24 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0739191764 |
This book challenges a basic assumption held by many responsibility theorists: that agents must be morally responsible in the retrospective sense for anything in virtue of which they deserve praise or blame (the primacy assumption). Anton sets out to defeat this assumption by showing that accepting it as well as the much more intuitive causality assumption renders us incapable of making sense of cases whereby agents seem to deserve praise and blame. She argues that retrospective moral responsibility is a species of causal responsibility (the causality assumption). Then, she illustrates several examples in which agents are not causally responsible for any morally relevant consequences, but they seem to be deserving of praise or blame nonetheless. Anton concludes that such cases are counterexamples to the primacy assumption, and turns her attention towards discerning what grounds desert of praise and blame if not retrospective moral responsibility. Anton advances the moral attitude account, whereby agents deserve praise and blame in virtue of moral attitudes they have in response to moral reasons. These moral attitudes must be sufficiently sincere, which means they reach a threshold that distinguishes such attitudes as eligible for praise and blame. Anton adds that whether one deserves praise or blame and to what degree is sensitive to the agent’s personal moral progress as well as the status quo of her society. This addition brings with it the welcome consequence that morality may be objective, but we are still justified in judging one another charitably based on personal and societal limitations.
Author | : Dr. Mefiena Victor Mebele |
Publisher | : WestBow Press |
Total Pages | : 113 |
Release | : 2014-08-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1490844163 |
In today's "Christian World", many aspire to rule and reign but few have attained their destiny in Christ. There are challenges to be faced which cannot be overlooked but despite these challenges, few that attained have proven beyond doubt that we are born to rule and reign in this World. You are Created to Rule and Reign, Arise Now reveals to us that we were not created for reproach but we are ambassadors of the Kingdom of God sent into this Earth to rule and reign. And as ambassadors, God has provided us with the keys to victorious living in His Word. You are born to win, rule and reign on Earth; so arise now and take your place. Dr.Victor Mebele's personal testimonies in this book will encourage and inspire anyone to arise and take his or her place in Christ with the same principles that have crowned your brethrens who have attained their destiny.
Author | : Canada. Parliament. House of Commons |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1186 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : Canada |
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Author | : Erhard S. Gerstenberger |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 167 |
Release | : 2024-06-18 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1666740810 |
For six decades, Erhard Gerstenberger was a leader in the study of the Psalms and ancient Israelite poetry. The essays in this volume bring together some of his key contributions reflecting on two fundamental forms of prayer in the biblical tradition: praise and petition. Both the student and the experienced researcher will be enriched by the depth and clarity of perspective that Gerstenberger brings. One of the essays (chapter 4) appears here for the first time in any language. Contents 1. Petition and Praise: Basic Forms of Prayer in Babylonian and Hebrew Traditions 2. “Where Is God?” The Cry of the Psalmist 3. Complaint and Confession: Psalm 69 4. Form Criticism in Action: Psalm 22 5. New Form Criticism: Psalm 55 6. Jeremiah’s Complaints: Observations on Jer 15:1–21 7. Elusive Lamentations: What Are They About?
Author | : Michael E. Brown |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 2004-10-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780262265270 |
An overview of offense-defense theory, which argues that the relative ease of offense and defense varies in international politics. Offense-defense theory argues that the relative ease of offense and defense varies in international politics. When the offense has the advantage, military conquest becomes easier and war is more likely; the opposite is true when the defense has the advantage. The balance between offense and defense depends on geography, technology, and other factors. This theory, and the body of related theories, has generated much debate and research over the past twenty-five years.This book presents a comprehensive overview of offense-defense theory. It includes contending views on the theory and some of the most recent attempts to refine and test it.