A Buddhist Approach to International Relations : Radical Interdependence.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (114 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- 1 Introduction -- The Call for an Alternative Theory of International Relations -- A Theoretical Sketch -- Chapter Outline -- References -- 2 Radical Interdependence: Buddhist Philosophical Foundations for Social Theory -- Buddhism's Radical Interdependence -- References -- 3 Buddha on Politics, Economics, and Statecraft -- Buddha on Politics1 -- Buddha on Economics -- Buddha on International Relations and Statecraft -- Empirical Referents for Buddhist Statecraft: Aśoka's Mauryan Empire and Contemporary Bhutan -- References -- 4 The Aśokan Empire -- Who Was Aśoka? -- Aśoka's Reign -- Two Notions of Dharma: Buddha Dharma and Aśokan Dharma -- Aśokan Policies -- Aśoka's Foreign Policy -- Aśoka's Forcefulness -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Modern Bhutan's Buddhist Statecraft -- Introduction -- A History of Modern Bhutanese Statecraft -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 A Buddhist Alternative -- Introduction -- Implications for Today's Challenges -- Buddhism and Science?1 -- The Quantum Revolution -- Reconsidering Brain, Mind, and Human "Nature" -- Implications of New Scientific Discoveries for Social Theory -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.