The virtue of nonviolence : from Gautama to Gandhi /
Gier, Nicholas F., 1944-
The virtue of nonviolence : from Gautama to Gandhi / Nicholas F. Gier. - xv, 222 pages ; 23 cm. - SUNY series in constructive postmodern thought . - SUNY series in constructive postmodern thought. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Gandhi as a Postmodern Thinker -- Nonviolence in Jainism and Hinduism -- Vedanta, Atman, and Gandhi -- The Buddha and Pragmatic Nonviolence -- Experiments with Truth -- The Aesthetics of Virtue -- Gandhi, Confucius, and Virtue Aesthetics -- Rules, Vows, and Virtues -- The Virtue of Nonviolence -- The Saints of Nonviolence: Buddha, Christ, Gandhi, King -- SUNY Series in Constructive Postmodern Thought. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
0791459497 9780791459492
2003042553
Nonviolence--Philosophy
Nonviolence--Religious aspects
HM1281 / .G54 2004
303.61
The virtue of nonviolence : from Gautama to Gandhi / Nicholas F. Gier. - xv, 222 pages ; 23 cm. - SUNY series in constructive postmodern thought . - SUNY series in constructive postmodern thought. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Gandhi as a Postmodern Thinker -- Nonviolence in Jainism and Hinduism -- Vedanta, Atman, and Gandhi -- The Buddha and Pragmatic Nonviolence -- Experiments with Truth -- The Aesthetics of Virtue -- Gandhi, Confucius, and Virtue Aesthetics -- Rules, Vows, and Virtues -- The Virtue of Nonviolence -- The Saints of Nonviolence: Buddha, Christ, Gandhi, King -- SUNY Series in Constructive Postmodern Thought. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
0791459497 9780791459492
2003042553
Nonviolence--Philosophy
Nonviolence--Religious aspects
HM1281 / .G54 2004
303.61