Merit transference and the paradox of merit inflation
Many religious traditions and ethical systems hold that individuals accrue merit through their good intentions, acts, and character, and demerit through their bad intentions, acts, and character. This merit and demerit, accumulated by individuals throughout their lives, gives each person a kind of e...
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Main Author: | HAMMERTON, Matthew |
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2023
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