Buddhism and political theory /

Moore, Matthew J.

Buddhism and political theory / Matthew J. Moore - viii, 198 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Buddhism and political thought -- Buddhism's theory of government -- Theory of government and political theory in early Buddhism -- The traditional Buddhist theory of government -- Buddhist modernism: 1850-1950 -- A Buddhist political theory -- Overcoming vs. letting go: Nietzsche and Buddha on the self and politics -- Theories of limited citizenship, east and west -- Buddhism, naturalistic ethics, and politics -- Buddhist political theory in the twenty-first century

This work provides a comprehensive survey and analysis of Buddhist political theory from the time of the Buddha to the present.

9780190465513

2015038588


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