The Virtue of Nonviolence: From Gautama to GandhiSUNY Press, 1.1.2004 - 222 sivua Virtue ethics has been a major focus in contemporary moral philosophy since the publication of Alasdair MacIntyre s book After Virtue. Here, in The Virtue of Nonviolence, Nicholas F. Gier argues that virtue ethics is the best option for constructive postmodern philosophy and that Gandhi s own thought is best viewed in light of this tradition. He supports this position by formulating Gandhi s ethics of nonviolence as a virtue ethics, giving a Buddhist interpretation of Gandhi s philosophy, and presenting Gandhi as a constructive postmodern thinker. Also included is an assessment of the saints of nonviolence Buddha, Christ, King, and Gandhi and a charismatic theory of the nature of the saints. |
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FOUR | 53 |
SEVEN Gandhi Confucius and Virtue Aesthetics | 100 |
EIGHT Rules Vows and Virtues | 113 |
NINE The Virtue of Nonviolence | 136 |
Buddha | 156 |
Notes | 177 |
Glossary of Foreign Terms | 205 |
Note on Supporting Center | 215 |
SUNY Series in Constructive Postmodern Thought 223 | |
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