TY - BOOK AU - Singer,Peter AU - Zhaohui, TI - The Buddhist and the Ethicist: Conversations on Effective Altruism, Engaged Buddhism, and How to Build a Better World SN - 9781645472179 AV - BJ1289 .S545 PY - 2023/// CY - Boulder PB - Shambhala KW - Buddhist ethics N1 - Includes index; The Foundations of Ethics -- Key Buddhist Concepts: Karma and Nirvana -- Women and Equality -- Sexuality -- Embryo Research and Abortion -- Animal Welfare -- Euthanasia and Suicide -- The Death Penalty and Killing in War N2 - "This eye-opening read spans the foundations of ethics and key Buddhist concepts. Professor Peter Singer is a world-renowned moral philosopher and preeminent voice in bioethics whose writings have helped shape the animal rights and effective altruism movements. Venerable Shih Chao-Hwei of Taiwan is a Buddhist monastic and social activist who's been a key figure in the Buddhist gender equality movement. This unlikely duo came together in conversation at a meditation retreat center in 2016 and continued discussions in writing. They shed light on the intersection of philosophy, religion, and day-to-day life"-- ER -