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02323aam a2200337 i 4500 001 8784C7AAC4BD11EEB847D6DA21ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240206010118 008 230307t20232023coua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023010760 020 $a 1645472175 020 $a 9781645472179 040 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a BJ1289 $b .S545 2023 082 00 $a 294.3/5 $2 23/eng/20230407 100 1 $a Singer, Peter, $d 1946- $e author. 245 14 $a The Buddhist and the ethicist : $b conversations on effective altruism, engaged Buddhism, and how to build a better world / $c Peter Singer and Shih Chao-Hwei. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Boulder, Colorado : $b Shambhala, $c [2023] 300 $a xvi, 239 pages : $b illustration ; $c 22 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-224) and index. 505 0 $a Preface: Differences and convergences / by Peter Singer -- Preface: The lights that shone when our paths crossed / by Shih Chao-Hwei -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The foundations of ethics -- 2. Key Buddhist concepts: karma and nirvana -- 3. Women and equality -- 4. Sexuality -- 5. Embryo research and abortion -- 6. Animal welfare -- 7. Euthanasia and suicide -- 8. The death penalty and killing in war -- Concluding reflections -- Notes -- Index -- About the authors. 520 $a "This eye-opening read spans the foundations of ethics and key Buddhist concepts. Professor Peter Singer is a world-renowned moral philosopher and preeminent voice in bioethics whose writings have helped shape the animal rights and effective altruism movements. Venerable Shih Chao-Hwei of Taiwan is a Buddhist monastic and social activist who's been a key figure in the Buddhist gender equality movement. This unlikely duo came together in conversation at a meditation retreat center in 2016 and continued discussions in writing. They shed light on the intersection of philosophy, religion, and day-to-day life"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Buddhist ethics. 650 7 $a SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational. $2 bisacsh. 650 7 $a Buddhist ethics $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00840160. 700 0 $a Zhaohui, $c Shi, $d 1957- $e author. 941 $a 1 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20240206010552.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8784C7AAC4BD11EEB847D6DA21ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search