Striking a balance
Subtitle: a primer in traditional Asian values
By: Michael C. Brannigan.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780739138458; 9780739138465; 9780739138472
Subjects: Ethics -- Asia; Religious ethics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Hindu ethics; title: Life's four goals; title: Paths to Enlightenment; title: Karma and rebirth; title: Shades of Dharma; title: Buddhist ethics; title: The middle path; title: The four noble truths; title: In the wake of karma; title: The four supreme virtues; title: What is a Buddhist social ethics?; title: Zen Buddhist ethics; title: A way of the monk : practice is attainment; title: A way of the warrior; title: A way of tea : the virtue of presence; title: Taoist ethics; title: Cultivating the Tao; title: The art of yielding : Wu-wei; title: Spontaneity as awareness; title: Fasting of the mind; title: Confucian ethics; title: Lessons from the analects; title: Human nature : is it essentially good or corrupt?; title: Seeking the right balance in neo-Confucianism; title: A return to Ako : Japanese neo-Confucianism; title: Capitalism and human rights.