Rebirth and the stream of life : a philosophical study of reincarnation, karma and ethics /: a philosophical study of reincarnation, karma and ethics. (2016 copyright 2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mikel Burley.
• Authors: Burley, Mikel, 1972-
• Contents: Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Thinking about Rebirth 'Stream of life' Terminological matters An expanded conception of philosophy of religion Chapter summaries 1) Varieties of Rebirth Soteriological orientations Retributive correlations Affinitive and consanguineous continuities Concluding remarks 2) Remembering Having Lived Before? 'Infamous puzzle cases' Rebirth and remembering Remembering and merely seeming to remember Lived examples Concluding remarks 3) Finding Meaning in Multiple Lives Allegedly fatal objections to rebirth The ethical significance of 'same person' Simultaneous multiplicity Rebirth and the spirit world Concluding remarks 4) Integrating Rebirth and Ethics Transmigration and moral outlooks in ancient Greece Eschatologies and 'ethicization' Instances of non-karmic ethical integration Concluding remarks 5) Demythologizing Rebirth? 'Demythologizing' in theology and the study of religions Karma and rebirth without personal continuation Critical discussion Concluding remarks 6) Karma and Evil Karma as a principle of moral guidance Is the doctrine of karma incoherent? The problem of 'blaming the victim' A deep disagreement Alternative aspects of karma Concluding remarks 7) Conclusions Disrupting assumptions Diversity and dispute Methodological reflections Bibliography Index.
• Publisher Details: New York : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (208 pages)
• Subjects: 202.37; Ethics & moral philosophy; Reincarnation -- Comparative studies; Karma; Ethics, Comparative; Philosophy, Indic; PHILOSOPHY / General; PHILOSOPHY / Religious; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; RELIGION / Comparative Religion; Philosophy of religion; Comparative religion; Philosophy -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Philosophy -- Religious; Religion -- Comparative Religion; Philosophy -- General; Philosophy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781628922271; 1628922273
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