TY  - BOOK
AU  - Singer,Peter
AU  - Zhaohui,
TI  - The Buddhist and the ethicist: conversations on effective altruism, engaged Buddhism, and how to build a better world 
SN  - 9781645472179
PY  - 2023///]
CY  - Boulder, Colorado
PB  - Shambhala
KW  - Buddhist ethics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-224) and index; Preface: Differences and convergences / by Peter Singer -- Preface: The lights that shone when our paths crossed / by Shih Chao-Hwei -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The foundations of ethics -- 2. Key Buddhist concepts: karma and nirvana -- 3. Women and equality -- 4. Sexuality -- 5. Embryo research and abortion -- 6. Animal welfare -- 7. Euthanasia and suicide -- 8. The death penalty and killing in war -- Concluding reflections -- Notes -- Index -- About the authors
N2  - "This eye-opening read spans the foundations of ethics and key Buddhist concepts. Professor Peter Singer is a world-renowned moral philosopher and preeminent voice in bioethics whose writings have helped shape the animal rights and effective altruism movements. Venerable Shih Chao-Hwei of Taiwan is a Buddhist monastic and social activist who's been a key figure in the Buddhist gender equality movement. This unlikely duo came together in conversation at a meditation retreat center in 2016 and continued discussions in writing. They shed light on the intersection of philosophy, religion, and day-to-day life"--
ER  -