The Law of Karma: A Philosophical Study

by Bruce Reichenbach

Overview

An examination of the law of karma approached as a philosophical thesis important in its own right and as a unifying concept within certain religious-philosophical systems. The author includes ideas expressed in the 20th century as well as those found in classical Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349119011
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/1990
Series:	Library of Philosophy and Religion
Edition description:	1st ed. 1990
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Metaphysical presuppositions of the law of karma; the laws of karma and causation; karma and fatalism; karma, causation and divine intervention; Hinduism and the enduring self; Buddhism, rebirth and the human person.