DOI
10.1353/pew.2022.0044
Abstract
This essay defends a new interpretation of Buddhist ethics: normative gradualism. According to normative gradualism, what we have normative reason to do depends on our stage along the Buddhist spiritual path. The essay shows how normative gradualism can justify distinctive features of Buddhist ethics and reconcile consequentialist and eudaimonistic interpretations of Buddhist moral thought.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/pew.2022.0044
The definitive version is available at: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/858560
Recommended Citation
Hidalgo, J. (2022). Buddhist Ethics as a Path: A Defense of Normative Gradualism. Philosophy East and West 72(2), 335-354. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/pew.2022.0044.
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