Toward a Buddhist Ecological Ethic of Care

Toward a Buddhist Theory of Language

1. To point out that there is a Buddhist theory of language; 2. To set forth the fundamental premises of the Buddhist theory of language, which are implicit in the first and most fundamental teaching of the Buddha—the Four Noble Truths; 3. To assert that the Buddhist theory of language is better than the conventional theory of language, which is the theory that currently dominates the linguisti...

A halakhic ethic of care for the terminally ill.

This paper was adopted by the CJLS on December 12, 1990 by a vote of thirteen infavor, one opposed, andfour abstaining (13-1-4). Members voting in favor: Rabbis Ben Zion Bergman, Stanley Bramnick, Jerome M. Epstein, David M. Feldman, Sam Fraint, Howard Handler, Reuven Kimelman, Herbert Mandl, Lionel E. Moses, Mayer E. Rabinowitz, Avram I. Reisner, Joel Rembaum, Joel Roth. Member voting against:...

Reconciling Impartial Morality and a Feminist Ethic of Care

The association of women with caring dispositions and thinking has become a persistent theme in recent feminist writing. There are a number of reasons for this. One reason is the impetus that has been provided by the empirical work of Carol Gilligan on women's moral development. The fact that this association is not merely an ideologically or philosophically postulated one, but is argued for on...

Toward an Ideal Relational Ethic: Re-thinking university-community engagement

Developing a Buddhist approach to pastoral care: a peacemaker's view.

As the United States becomes a more multicultural and multireligious society, the ranks of healthcare chaplains are no longer being limited solely to Judeo-Christian clerics. In an effort to increase interfaith understanding and ecumenical awareness, the author presents one model of healthcare chaplaincy that derives itself from a Buddhist perspective and how he uses it in his daily work at a l...