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The Value of Human Differences:South Asian Buddhist Contributions toward an Embodied Virtue Theory
Author Mrozik, Susanne
Source Journal of Buddhist Ethics
Volumev.9
Date2002
Pages1 - 33
PublisherDepartment of History & Religious Studies Program , The Pennsylvania State University
Publisher Url https://history.la.psu.edu/
LocationUniversity Park, PA, US
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
NoteSusanne Mrozik, Department of Comparative Religion, Western Michigan University; smrozik@hotmail.com
Keyword佛教人物=Buddhist; 修行方法=修行法門=Practice; 福報=福田=功德=Virtue=Merit; 緣起=paticca-samuppada=pratitya-samutpada=conditions; 緣起=pratitya-samutpada=conditions=paticca-samuppada
AbstractWhat are virtues? Are these best described as cognitive and affective aspects of a person's psyche,or can virtues also be described as features, postures, and movements of a person's body? This paper explores the relationship between virtues and bodies in South Asian Buddhist traditions. The paper illumines several different ways in which Buddhist ethical discourse construes the nature of this relationship:(1) Bodies are the material effects of practicing virtues; (2) bodies are the material conditions for practicing virtues; (3) certain kinds of bodies can influence others to practice virtues; and (4) certain features, postures, and movements of bodies constitute in and of themselves virtues. The paper foregrounds the corporeal specificity of ethical agents in order to consider how South Asian Buddhist ethical discourse can contribute to the development of an embodied virtue theory.

Table of contentsIntroduction 1
The Privileged Status of Mind in the Study of Buddhist Ethics 2
Bodies are the Material Effects of Practicing Virtues 5
Bodies are the Material Conditions for Practicing Virtues 11
Certain Kinds of Bodies are the Conditions for Others to Practice Virtues 13
Certain Features, Postures, and Movements Constitute Virtues in Themselves 17
The Value of Human Differences 20
Notes 24
ISSN10769005 (E)
Hits1048
Created date2002.12.05
Modified date2017.07.11



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