The humanist principle : on compassion and tolerance / Felix Unger and Daisaku Ikeda

By:

Unger, Felix [author]

Contributor(s):

Ikeda, Daisaku [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : I.B. Tauris, 2016.Description: 145 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9781784537838

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

23 294.35 Un3H

Contents:

Introduction: The European Academy of Sciences and Arts and SGI -- Religion and Tolerance -- Buddhist Compassion and Christian Love -- Creating a Culture of Peace -- The Environment and Education -- Health, Medicine, and Bioethics -- Notes -- Index

Summary: "These are some of the urgent questions posed by this stimulating and wide-ranging new colloquy. Bringing together a wealth of wisdom and experience in medical science and in Buddhist thought and ethics, the discussants together address issues of vital current concern. They ask, for example, to what degree science and religion, as well as other fields of learning, may find common ground. They examine the pitfalls, as well as the opportunities, posed by genetic engineering. They examine the need for science to develop a proper ethical dimension, particularly in relation to weapons of war, if it is to realize its true potential. Exhibiting everywhere a sensitive humanity, as well as a deep respect for their different backgrounds, the participants exemplify in these civilized exchanges a mutual passion for developing dialogue as a profound and practical way of cultivating both toleration and peace." -- Provided by publisher

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Library and Documentation Division	294.35 Un3H (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		107789

Introduction: The European Academy of Sciences and Arts and SGI --
Religion and Tolerance --
Buddhist Compassion and Christian Love --
Creating a Culture of Peace --
The Environment and Education --
Health, Medicine, and Bioethics --
Notes --
Index

"These are some of the urgent questions posed by this stimulating and wide-ranging new colloquy. Bringing together a wealth of wisdom and experience in medical science and in Buddhist thought and ethics, the discussants together address issues of vital current concern. They ask, for example, to what degree science and religion, as well as other fields of learning, may find common ground. They examine the pitfalls, as well as the opportunities, posed by genetic engineering. They examine the need for science to develop a proper ethical dimension, particularly in relation to weapons of war, if it is to realize its true potential. Exhibiting everywhere a sensitive humanity, as well as a deep respect for their different backgrounds, the participants exemplify in these civilized exchanges a mutual passion for developing dialogue as a profound and practical way of cultivating both toleration and peace." -- Provided by publisher

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