buddhistethics posted: "ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 23, 2016 On Compassionate Killing and the Abhidhamma’s “Psychological Ethics” Damien Keown University of London Goldsmiths Is compassionate killing really psychologically impossible, as the Abhidhamma claims? Previously I discusse" New post on Journal of Buddhist Ethics Is Compassionate Killing Psychologically Impossible? by buddhistethics ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 23, 2016 On Compassionate Killing and the Abhidhamma’s “Psychological Ethics” Damien Keown University of London Goldsmiths Is compassionate killing really psychologically impossible, as the Abhidhamma claims? Previously I discussed a Vinaya case that seemed to show the contrary. Reviewing my conclusions in the light of commentarial literature, Rupert Gethin disagreed and restated the Abhidhamma position that killing can never be motivated by compassion. This paper supports my original conclusions and argues further that the Vinaya case reveals underlying problems with the Abhidhamma’s “psychological ethics.” Read article buddhistethics | February 29, 2016 at 8:28 pm | Tags: ahimsa, Bodhisattva, compassion, killing, psychology, Theravāda | Categories: Volume 23 2016 | URL: http://wp.me/p5X8HA-152 Comment    See all comments Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://blogs.dickinson.edu/buddhistethics/2016/02/29/is-compassionate-killing-psychologically-impossible/