THE ETHICS OF SANKARA AND SANTIDEVA by Warren Lee Todd ( 9781138272293 )

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THE ETHICS OF SANKARA AND SANTIDEVA
A SELFLESS RESPONSE TO AN ILLUSORY WORLD

By:

Warren Lee Todd

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

26 October, 2016

Series:

Dialogues in South Asian Traditions: Religion,Philosophy,Literature and

Pages:

232

Synopsis:

Exploring the philosophical concerns of the nature of self, this book draws from two of the most influential Indian masters, Sankara and Santideva. Todd demonstrates that an ethics of altruism is still possible within a metaphysics which assumes there to be no independent self. A new ethical model based on the notions of 'flickering consciousness' and 'constructive altruism' is proposed. By comparing the metaphysics and ethics of Sankara and Santideva, Todd shows that the methodologies and aims of these Buddhist and Hindu masters trace remarkably similar cross-cutting paths. Treating Buddhism and Hinduism with equal respect, this book compares and reinterprets the Indian material so as to engage with contemporary Western debates on self and to show that Indian philosophy is indeed a philosophy of dialogue.

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Routledge

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