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Preface vii
General Introduction: Thinking Ethics, the West and India 1
Introduction to Part A: Early Indian Ethics - Vedas to the Gita; dharma, rites to 'Right' 33
Dharma, Imperatives, and Tradition: Toward an Indian Theory of Moral Action 57
J.N. Mohanty
2 Dharma and Rationality Bimal Krishna Matilal 79
3 The Myth of the Ethics of Puru~artha or Humanity's Life-Goals Daya Krishna 103
4 The Fires of Strangers: A Levinasian Approach to Vedic Ethics Laurie L. Patton 117
5 Satpkhya-Yoga Ethics Roy W Perrett 149
6 Ethics of Liberation in Patafijali's Yoga Ian Whicher 161
7 Karma's Suffering: A Mlmarp.sa Solution to the Problem of Evil Purushottama Bilimoria 171
8 Dana as a Moral Category Maria Heim 191
Introduction to Part B: Buddhist and Jaina Approaches to Ethical Decision Making 211
9 Purgation and Virtue in J ainism: Toward an Ecological Ethic Christopher Key Chapple 217
10 Buddhist Ethical Theory Padmasiri de Silva 22+
11 Are there 'Human Rights' in Buddhism? Damien Keown 247
12 Buddhism and Democracy Jay 1. Garfield 269
13 Buddhist Reductionism and the Structure of Buddhist Ethics Mark Siderits 283
14 Animal Ethics and Ecology in Classical India - Reflections on a Moral Tradition
MK. Sridhar and Purushottama Bilimoria 297
Introduction to Part C: ReOections on Moral Ideals and Modernity; Gandhi and Nonviolence
15 Hindu Theory of Tolerance Bhikhu Parekh 337
16 Action Oriented Morality in Hinduism Christopher Key Chapple 351
17 The Ethical Irrationality of the World: Weber and Hindu Ethics Pratap Bhanu Mehta 363
18 Social Injustice, Retribution and Revenge: A Normative Analysis of the Contemporary Social Scene
Rajendra Prasad 377
19 Gandhi, Empire, and a Culture of Peace Joseph Prabhu 395
20 Ethical Skepticism in the Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo Stephen Phillips 411
Index 421