The Buddhist and the Ethicist by Peter Singer and Shih Chao-Hwei is a dialogue between a philosopher and a Buddhist monastic. They discuss issues like animal welfare, gender equality, and the death penalty. The discussion is intriguing and very respectful. I found it very interesting how many of the Buddhist ideas presented in this book have similar old-fashioned ideas like the monotheistic religions. Thanks to NetGalley for the free digital review copy. All opinions are my own.

Having read many books on Buddhism in the past I have to say this is not one that I really enjoyed. I don't know, maybe I have taken what I have read in the past and altered it, but I felt as if this made Buddhism look like other religions when it came to the small minded views.

I did think that the way the two authors had their conversation was good.

"The Buddhist and the Ethicist" was an interesting read. It's not my typical format, but we'll get it for my library all the same.