Hinduism and Environmental Ethics : law, literature, and philosophy /

This book argues that the standard arguments for and against the claim that certain Hindu texts and traditions attribute direct moral standing to animals and plants are unconvincing. It presents careful, extensive, and original interpretations of passages from the Manusmrti (law), the Mahabharata (l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Framarin, Christopher G.
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon : Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Series:	RoutledgeCurzon Hindu studies series.
Subjects:	Human ecology > Religious aspects > Hinduism. Hinduism > Doctrines. Environmental ethics > India. Environmental ethics > India. Hinduism > Doctrines. Human ecology > Religious aspects > Hinduism. RELIGION / Comparative Religion. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1 A plausible environmental ethic; 2 Instrumentalist interpretations; 3 Interconnectedness interpretations; 4 Sameness interpretations; 5 The moral standing of animals and plants in the Manusmŗti; 6 The moral standing of animals and plants in the Mahābhārata, Part I: The burning of the Khāndava Forest; 7 The moral standing of animals and plants in the Mahābhārata, Part II: the dialogue on vegetarianism and ahimsā in the Anuśāsanaparvan; 8 The moral standing of animals and plants in the Yogasūtra
ConclusionAppendix: The jīvanmukta objection to the argument from pain; References; Index