What the Buddha hid well : Buddhist social contract theory in the Dīgha Nikāya
Using the phenomenological method, this paper traces a Buddhist social contract theory in the Dīgha Nikāya and compares it with the social contract theories of Hobbes’ Leviathan and Locke’s Second Treatise of Government, revealing a moderate and sophisticated understanding of human nature, equality...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/75894 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |