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Emmanuel, Steven M.. "Editor’s Introduction". Philosophy's Big Questions: Comparing Buddhist and Western Approaches, edited by Steven M. Emmanuel, New York Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press, 2021, pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.7312/emma17486-004

Emmanuel, S. (2021). Editor’s Introduction. In S. Emmanuel (Ed.), Philosophy's Big Questions: Comparing Buddhist and Western Approaches (pp. 1-22). New York Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press. https://doi.org/10.7312/emma17486-004

Emmanuel, S. 2021. Editor’s Introduction. In: Emmanuel, S. ed. Philosophy's Big Questions: Comparing Buddhist and Western Approaches. New York Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press, pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.7312/emma17486-004

Emmanuel, Steven M.. "Editor’s Introduction" In Philosophy's Big Questions: Comparing Buddhist and Western Approaches edited by Steven M. Emmanuel, 1-22. New York Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press, 2021. https://doi.org/10.7312/emma17486-004

Emmanuel S. Editor’s Introduction. In: Emmanuel S (ed.) Philosophy's Big Questions: Comparing Buddhist and Western Approaches. New York Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press; 2021. p.1-22. https://doi.org/10.7312/emma17486-004

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Frontmatter i
Contents v
Foreword vii
Acknowledgments xiii
Abbreviations xv
Editor’s Introduction 1
1. How Should We Live? Happiness, Human Flourishing, and the Good Human Life 23
2. What Is Knowledge? Knowledge in the Context of Buddhist Thought 58
3. Does Reality Have a Ground? Madhyamaka and Nonfoundationalism 79
4. Can Consciousness Be Explained? Buddhist Idealism and the “Hard Problem” in Philosophy of Mind 97
5. Is Anything We Do Ever Really Up to Us? Western and Buddhist Philosophical Perspectives on Free Will 129
6. Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? “And None of Us Deserving the Cruelty or the Grace”: Buddhism and the Problem of Evil 164
7. How Much Is Enough? Greed, Prosperity, and the Economic Problem of Happiness: A Comparative Perspective 205
8. What Do We Owe Future Generations? Compassion and Future Generations: A Buddhist Contribution to an Ethics of Global Interdependence 250
Concluding Remarks 275
For Further Reading and Study 287
Contributors 293
Index 297

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Foreword vii
Acknowledgments xiii
Abbreviations xv
Editor’s Introduction 1
1. How Should We Live? Happiness, Human Flourishing, and the Good Human Life 23
2. What Is Knowledge? Knowledge in the Context of Buddhist Thought 58
3. Does Reality Have a Ground? Madhyamaka and Nonfoundationalism 79
4. Can Consciousness Be Explained? Buddhist Idealism and the “Hard Problem” in Philosophy of Mind 97
5. Is Anything We Do Ever Really Up to Us? Western and Buddhist Philosophical Perspectives on Free Will 129
6. Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? “And None of Us Deserving the Cruelty or the Grace”: Buddhism and the Problem of Evil 164
7. How Much Is Enough? Greed, Prosperity, and the Economic Problem of Happiness: A Comparative Perspective 205
8. What Do We Owe Future Generations? Compassion and Future Generations: A Buddhist Contribution to an Ethics of Global Interdependence 250
Concluding Remarks 275
For Further Reading and Study 287
Contributors 293
Index 297

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