Buddhism in the Public Sphere / / Peter D. Hershock.

The core teachings and practices of Buddhism are systematically directed toward developing keen and caring insight into the relational or interdependent nature of all things. Hershock applies Buddhist thought to reflect on the challenges to public good, created by emerging social, economic, and poli...

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Place / Publishing House:[Place of publication not identified] : : Taylor & Francis,, 2006.
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Liberating Environments
  • 2. Health and Healing when Relationships are Basic
  • 3. Trade, Development, and the Possibility of Post-Market Economics
  • 4. Technology, Media, and the Colonization of Consciousness
  • 5. Governance Cultures and Countercultures: Religion, Politics and Public Good
  • 6. Diversity as Commons: International Relations Beyond Competition and Cooperation
  • 7. From Vulnerability to Virtuosity: Reflections on Responding to Terrorism and Tragedy
  • 8. Educating for Virtuosity.