@Meaningness @BuddhistGeeks Yea, that sounds like a tricky task, disproving the existence of an object of study so many have worked on.
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@Buddhistethics@BuddhistGeeks Well, Damien Keown explicitly agrees, and he pretty much founded the field…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness@BuddhistGeeks ahhh; no, he argues that there are no explicit treatises on B ethics, but 'it' still exists...2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes -
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@Buddhistethics@BuddhistGeeks But in any case, seems curious that there are no treatises on the subject if it’s central, isn’t it?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness@BuddhistGeeks I have the book (will look in the morning); and sila is so interwoven in texts,maybe no separate treatise needed2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Buddhistethics@BuddhistGeeks Also in his “Very Short Introduction” pp. 27-29 “The absence of ‘ethics’ in Buddhism” is quite explicit.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness@BuddhistGeeks and most in the 'debates' today don't make the distinction Keown mentions in the VSI.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Buddhistethics@BuddhistGeeks Also I should say that clearly the lay precepts exist, as do even non-scriptural manuals for lay behavior.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Buddhistethics@BuddhistGeeks The question about them is whether they either are, or should be, the basis for American “Buddhist ethics.”1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness@BuddhistGeeks Those involved in#mindfulness discussion are bringing in various#Buddhist ethics (or values) from texts/trads.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@Buddhistethics @BuddhistGeeks Yes; but if none contradict American secular ethics—where tradition very often does—this seems like selective
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@Buddhistethics@BuddhistGeeks > ransacking of texts to find passages that support American ethics; not “Buddhist ethics” as such.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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