Beyond religion
Subtitle: Ethics for a Whole World
Publisher: Rider, Ebury Publishing; Ebury Publishing
Published: 2012
Place of publication: UK
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9781846043116
Table of contents: label: Acknowledgments
title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: v; label: Introduction.
title: Introduction
pagenum: ix; label: Part I.
title: A New Vision of Secular Ethics
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter 1.
title: Rethinking Secularism
pagenum: 3; label: Chapter 1. a)
title: Inner Values in an Age of Science
pagenum: 3; label: Chapter 1. b)
title: Approaching Secularism
pagenum: 6; label: Chapter 1. c)
title: Secularism in India
pagenum: 8; label: Chapter 1. d)
title: Tolerance in an Age of Globalization
pagenum: 11; label: Chapter 1. e)
title: Religion and Ethics
pagenum: 13; label: Chapter 1. f)
title: Grounding Ethics in Human Nature
pagenum: 18; label: Chapter 1. g)
title: Two Pillars of Secular Ethics
pagenum: 19; label: Chapter 2.
title: Our Common Humanity
pagenum: 21; label: Chapter 2. a)
title: How we see ourselves
pagenum: 21; label: Chapter 2. b)
title: Human Consciousness and Empathy
pagenum: 24; label: Chapter 2. c)
title: Happiness and Suffering
pagenum: 27; label: Chapter 2. d)
title: Fundamental Equality
pagenum: 28; label: Chapter 3.
title: The Quest for Happiness
pagenum: 31; label: Chapter 3. a)
title: Wealth, Health and Friendship
pagenum: 32; label: Chapter 3. b)
title: Two Levels of Satisfaction
pagenum: 37; label: Chapter 4.
title: Compassion, the Foundation of Well-Being
pagenum: 41; label: Chapter 4. a)
title: The Love of a Mother
pagenum: 48; label: Chapter 4. b)
title: Levels of Compassion
pagenum: 50; label: Chapter 4. c)
title: Compassion Training
pagenum: 55; label: Chapter 5.
title: Compassion and the Question of Justice
pagenum: 57; label: Chapter 5. a)
title: The Question of Justice
pagenum: 57; label: Chapter 5. b)
title: Broad and Narrow Concepts of Justice
pagenum: 59; label: Chapter 5. c)
title: The Role of Punishment
pagenum: 61; label: Chapter 5. d)
title: Distinguishing the Action from the Actor
pagenum: 64; label: Chapter 5. e)
title: Altruistic Punishment
pagenum: 66; label: Chapter 5. f)
title: Forgiveness
pagenum: 68; label: Chapter 5. g)
title: The Scope of Ethics
pagenum: 71; label: Chapter 6.
title: The Role of Discernment
pagenum: 73; label: Chapter 6. a)
title: Establishing Inner Values
pagenum: 74; label: Chapter 6. b)
title: Dealing with Dilemmas
pagenum: 76; label: Chapter 6. c)
title: Taking a Holistic View
pagenum: 77; label: Chapter 6. d)
title: Inevitable Uncertainty
pagenum: 80; label: Chapter 6. e)
title: The Fruits of Discernment
pagenum: 81; label: Chapter 7.
title: Ethics in Our Shared World
pagenum: 83; label: Chapter 7. a)
title: Our Global Challenges
pagenum: 83; label: Chapter 7. b)
title: Global Responsibility
pagenum: 84; label: Chapter 7. c)
title: The Challenge of Technological Progress
pagenum: 85; label: Chapter 7. d)
title: The Futility of War
pagenum: 86; label: Chapter 7. e)
title: The Environment
pagenum: 89; label: Chapter 7. f)
title: The Problem of Greed Versus the Joys of Philanthropy
pagenum: 91; label: Chapter 7. g)
title: New Challenges from Science
pagenum: 92; label: Chapter 7. h)
title: Educating Future Generations
pagenum: 93; label: Chapter 7. i)
title: The Need for Perseverance
pagenum: 97; label: Part II.
title: Educating the Heart through Training the Mind
pagenum: 99; label: Chapter Intr..
title: Introduction: Starting with Oneself
pagenum: 101; label: Chapter 8.
title: Ethical Mindfulness in Everyday Life
pagenum: 103; label: Chapter 8. a)
title: The Ethic of Restraint
pagenum: 104; label: Chapter 8. b)
title: Harm Caused by Nonviolent Means
pagenum: 105; label: Chapter 8. c)
title: Heedfulness, Mindfulness and Awareness
pagenum: 107; label: Chapter 8. d)
title: The Ethic of Virtue
pagenum: 111; label: Chapter 8. e)
title: The Ethic of Altruism
pagenum: 111; label: Chapter 9.
title: Dealing with Destructive Emotions
pagenum: 113; label: Chapter 9. a)
title: The Possibility of Self-Improvement
pagenum: 113; label: Chapter 9. b)
title: The World of Our Emotions
pagenum: 115; label: Chapter 9. c)
title: Shared Features of Destructive Emotions
pagenum: 121; label: Chapter 9. d)
title: The Emotion Families
pagenum: 122; label: Chapter 9. e)
title: Taking a Stance
pagenum: 124; label: Chapter 9. f)
title: Understanding the Causes of Affliction
pagenum: 127; label: Chapter 9. g)
title: Emotional Awareness
pagenum: 129; label: Chapter 9. h)
title: Attentiveness
pagenum: 130; label: Chapter 9. i)
title: Catching Oneself
pagenum: 132; label: Chapter 9. j)
title: The Question of Moods
pagenum: 134; label: Chapter 10.
title: Cultivating Key Inner Values
pagenum: 137; label: Chapter 10. a)
title: Patience and Forbearance
pagenum: 137; label: Chapter 10. a) (1)
title: Patience toward the Perpetrators of Harm
pagenum: 138; label: Chapter 10. a) (2)
title: Patience through Acceptance of Suffering
pagenum: 139; label: Chapter 10. a) (3)
title: Patience through Contemplation of Reality
pagenum: 141; label: Chapter 10. b)
title: Contentment
pagenum: 143; label: Chapter 10. c)
title: Self-Discipline
pagenum: 147; label: Chapter 10. d)
title: Generosity
pagenum: 149; label: Chapter 10. e)
title: Charitable Giving and Philanthropy
pagenum: 151; label: Chapter 10. f)
title: Joy in Giving
pagenum: 153; label: Chapter 11.
title: Meditation as Mental Cultivation
pagenum: 155; label: Chapter 11. a)
title: A Process of Transformation
pagenum: 156; label: Chapter 11. b)
title: Forms of Mental Cultivation
pagenum: 158; label: Chapter 11. c)
title: Dealing with Procrastination
pagenum: 159; label: Chapter 11. d)
title: Planning Our Practice
pagenum: 160; label: Chapter 11. e)
title: Relaxing and Settling the Mind
pagenum: 163; label: Chapter 11. f)
title: Reflecting on the Benefits of Mental Training
pagenum: 165; label: Chapter 11. g)
title: Some Formal Practices
pagenum: 166; label: Chapter 11. g) (1)
title: Focused Attention
pagenum: 166; label: Chapter 11. g) (2)
title: Present-Moment Awareness
pagenum: 169; label: Chapter 11. g) (3)
title: Training in Compassion and Loving-Kindness
pagenum: 170; label: Chapter 11. g) (4)
title: Cultivating Equanimity
pagenum: 172; label: Chapter 11. g) (5)
title: Rejoicing in the Example of Others
pagenum: 175; label: Chapter 11. g) (6)
title: Dealing with Afflictive Attitudes and Emotions
pagenum: 176; label: Chapter 11. h)
title: Obstacles to Good Mental Cultivation Practice
pagenum: 178; label: Chapter 11. i)
title: The Question of Progress
pagenum: 180; label: Chapter 11. j)
title: The Joy of Mental Training
pagenum: 180; label: Chapter 11. k)
title: Impact on Daily Life
pagenum: 181; label: Afterword
title: Afterword
pagenum: 185