Ethics of Compassion

Bridging Ethical Theory and Religious Moral Discourse

By: Richard Reilly

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Ethics of Compassion places central themes from Buddhist (primarily) and Christian moral teachings within the conceptual framework of Western normative ethics. What results is a viable alternative ethical theory to those offered by utilitarians, Kantian formalists, proponents of the natural law tradition, and advocates of virtue ethics. Ethics of Compassion bridges Eastern and Western cultures, philosophical ethics and religious moral discourse, and notions of acting rightly and of being virtuous.

This book will be of interest to anyone who has been introduced to the discipline of ethics. It will be useful for undergraduate courses in philosophical and religious ethics.

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Reilly brings a deep knowledge of both Anglo-American ethical philosophy and Buddhist ethical thought to his book Ethics of Compassion. I was impressed by his skill in integrating these concepts. Reilly's fundamental concerns are humanistic. But he supports them with impressively rigorous scholarly analysis. I see the book as a must-read.