An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics by Peter HarveyISBN: 9780521553940
Publication Date: 2000
This systematic introduction to Buddhist ethics is aimed at anyone interested in Buddhism, including students, scholars and general readers. Peter Harvey is the author of the acclaimed Introduction to Buddhism (Cambridge, 1990). This book is written in a clear style, assuming no prior knowledge, and applies Buddhist ethics to a range of issues of contemporary concern: humanity's relationship with the rest of nature; economics; war and peace; euthanasia; abortion; the status of women; and homosexuality.