A Buddhist Approach to International Relations. Radical Interdependence

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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