Traditional Indian Virtue Ethics for Today:An East-West Dialogue (Palgrave Studies in Comparative East-West Philosophy)

by: Sitansu S. Chakravarti (Editor),Amita Chatterjee (Editor),Ananda Chakravarti (Editor),Lisa Widdison (Editor)&1more

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Edition: 2024th

Publication Date: 2024/5/23

Language: English

Print Length: 341 pages

ISBN-10: 3031479718

ISBN-13: 9783031479717

Book Description

Working in the tradition of world philosophy, this book puts Weste virtue ethics in conversation with traditional Indian philosophies. The book begins with a contribution from Michael Slote on ‘World Philosophy:The Importance of India,’ which is followed by contributions covering metaethical topics such as the relationship between Weste virtue ethics and various Indian philosophical traditions, and applied topics such as environmental ethics, business ethics, ethics and science, and moral psychology. Contributors include scholars working in both North America and India.

About the Author

Working in the tradition of world philosophy, this book puts Weste virtue ethics in conversation with traditional Indian philosophies. The book begins with a contribution from Michael Slote on ‘World Philosophy:The Importance of India,’ which is followed by contributions covering metaethical topics such as the relationship between Weste virtue ethics and various Indian philosophical traditions, and applied topics such as environmental ethics, business ethics, ethics and science, and moral psychology. Contributors include scholars working in both North America and India.