Buddhism In The Public Sphere: Reorienting Global Interdependence (routledge Critical Studies In Buddhism)
by Peter D. Hershock /
2006 / English / PDF
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The core teachings and practices of Buddhism are systematically
directed toward developing keen and caring insight into the
relational or interdependent nature of all things. Hershock
applies Buddhist thought to reflect on the challenges to public
good, created by emerging social, economic, and political
realities associated with increasingly complex global
interdependence.
The core teachings and practices of Buddhism are systematically
directed toward developing keen and caring insight into the
relational or interdependent nature of all things. Hershock
applies Buddhist thought to reflect on the challenges to public
good, created by emerging social, economic, and political
realities associated with increasingly complex global
interdependence.
In eight chapters, the key arenas for public policy are
addressed: the environment, health, media, trade and development,
the interplay of politics and religion, international relations,
terror and security, and education. Each chapter explains how a
specific issue area has come to be shaped by complex
interdependence and offers specific insights into directing the
growing interdependence toward greater equity, sustainability,
and freedom. Thereby, a sustained meditation on the meaning and
means of realizing public good is put forward, which results in a
solid Buddhist conception of diversity. Hershock argues that
concepts of Karma and emptiness are relevant across the full
spectrum of policy domains and that Buddhist concepts become
increasingly forceful as concerns shift from the local to the
global.
In eight chapters, the key arenas for public policy are
addressed: the environment, health, media, trade and development,
the interplay of politics and religion, international relations,
terror and security, and education. Each chapter explains how a
specific issue area has come to be shaped by complex
interdependence and offers specific insights into directing the
growing interdependence toward greater equity, sustainability,
and freedom. Thereby, a sustained meditation on the meaning and
means of realizing public good is put forward, which results in a
solid Buddhist conception of diversity. Hershock argues that
concepts of Karma and emptiness are relevant across the full
spectrum of policy domains and that Buddhist concepts become
increasingly forceful as concerns shift from the local to the
global.
A remarkable book on this fascinating religion,
A remarkable book on this fascinating religion,Buddhism
in the Public Sphere
Buddhism
in the Public Sphere will be of interest to scholars and
students in Buddhist studies and Asian religion in general.
will be of interest to scholars and
students in Buddhist studies and Asian religion in general.
