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Book SynopsisBina Gupta strives to obtain a harmonious balance between the traditions of Eastern and Western philosophy. Using ancient and modern sources from these traditions, Gupta introduces the sources' insights on questions such as: Who am I? What is the meaning of life? How ought I to act?
Trade ReviewBina Gupta's new book of readings, Ethical Questions: East and West, is a welcome addition to the literature in comparative philosophy. Professor Gupta breaks interesting philosophical ground with this text of well-chosen and highly readable classics drawn from the world's ethical literature. -- A.L. Herman, Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
This is just the sort of volume that I would use as a textbook to introduce undergraduate students to the variety of ways the central questions of ethics were formulated and answered in the major philosophical traditions. The selections are well-chosen, and the introductory essays are excellent. -- J. N. Mohanty, Temple University
Ethical Questions: East and West is an excellent choice for anyone wishing to teach an ethics course spanning Eastern and Western traditions. Instructors not familiar with Eastern thought will learn as much from the well-written introductions as their students. -- Gene James, University of Memphis
Table of ContentsChapter 1 General Introduction Part 2 Who Am I? Chapter 3 1.Introduction Chapter 4 Chandogya Upanishad, The Nature of the Self Chapter 5 Katha Upanisad, "Nachiketas and Death" Chapter 6 Plato, The Allegory of the Cave. Chapter 7 Thomas Hobbes, Egoism and Human Nature Chapter 8 Mencius, Human Nature Chapter 9 Simone de Beauvoir, Women as the Second Sex Chapter 10 Gautama Buddha, "King Milinda and Nagasena on Annatta" Part 11 III. What Ought I to Do? Chapter 12 Introduction Chapter 13 The Bible, "The Ten Commandments" Chapter 14 Immanuel Kant, The Categorical Imperative Chapter 15 John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism Chapter 16 Mo Tzu, "Universal Love" Chapter 17 The Mahabharata, Precepts for Life Chapter 18 The Bhagavad Gita, Duty in the Gita Chapter 19 Edward Conze, "The Five Buddhist Precepts" and the Rules of Monastic Restraint Part 20 What Kind of Person Ought I to Be? Chapter 21 Introduction Chapter 22 Aristotle, Virtue Ethics Chapter 23 Gautama Buddha, The Teachings of the Buddha Chapter 24 Gautama Buddha, The Five Cardinal Virtues Chapter 25 Confucius, The Teachings of Confucius Chapter 26 Bhagavad Gita, Virtues in the Gita Chapter 27 Alasdair MacIntyre, "The Nature of the Virtues" Part 28 Religion and Morality, Freedom, and Just Society Chapter 29 Introduction Chapter 30 Is Religion the Source of Morality? Chapter 31 Emile Brunner, The Divine Imperative Chapter 32 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Religion and Morality Chapter 33 Herbert Fingarette, Human Community as Holy Rite Chapter 34 Are We Free? Chapter 35 St. Augustine, Evil, Providence, Foreknowledge, and Free Will Chapter 36 Aristotle, Continence and Incontinence Chapter 37 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Karma and Freedom Chapter 38 Edward Conze, Emancipation and Nirvana Chapter 39 Lao-tzu, Tao Te Ching Part 40 What is a Just Society? Chapter 41 Mahatma Gandhi, Swaraj—Freedom and Self-Rule Chapter 42 2. John Rawls, "Justice as Fairness"
