Peter D Hershock

Buddhism in the Public Sphere

Reorienting Global Interdependence

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Applying the keen and caring practices and teachings of Buddhism, this fascinating text reflects on the challenges to public good created by emerging social, economic and political realities associated with global interdependence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 163mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780415770521
• ISBN-10: 0415770521
• Artikelnr.: 22541114

Autorenporträt

Peter D. Hershock is Coordinator of the Asian Studies Development Program at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawai'i. His research interests focus on the philosophical dimensions of Chan Buddhism and on using the resources of Buddhist thought and practice to address contemporary issues. He is the author of several books and articles on Buddhist Philosophy and Chinese Religion and Philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Liberating Environments 2. Health and Healing when Relationships are
Basic 3. Trade, Development, and the Possibility of Post-Market Economics
4. Technology, Media, and the Colonization of Consciousness 5. Governance
Cultures and Countercultures: Religion, Politics and Public Good 6.
Diversity as Commons: International Relations Beyond Competition and
Cooperation 7. From Vulnerability to Virtuosity: Reflections on Responding
to Terrorism and Tragedy 8. Educating for Virtuosity