Contemporary Jewish Ethics and Morality: A Reader - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0195090667 ISBN 13 : 9780195090666

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1995

Synopsis

Over the past decade much significant new work has appeared in the field of Jewish ethics. While much of this work has been devoted to issues in applied ethics, a number of important essays have explored central themes within the tradition and clarified the theoretical foundations of Jewish ethics. This important text grew out of the need for a single work which accurately and conveniently reflects these developments within the field.
The first text of its kind in almost two decades, Contemporary Jewish Ethics and Morality presents wide-ranging and carefully organized recent essays on Jewish ethical theory and practice. Serving as an introduction to Jewish ethics, it acquaints the student with the distinctive methodological issues involved and offers a sampling of Jewish positions on contemporary moral problems. The book features work from both traditionalist and liberal contributors, making this the only volume which encompasses the full range of contemporary Jewish ethical perspectives. Writers such as Harold Schulweis, Judith Plaskow, David Novak, David Hartman, and Blu Greenberg discuss law and ethics, natural law, humility, justice, sex and the family, euthanasia, and other vital issues relating to modern Judaism. Many of the readings appear here for the first time, making this important text the most timely sourcebook in its field. Uniquely qualified to reflect the high level and depth of contemporary work in this area of study, Contemporary Jewish Ethics and Morality is an essential contribution to any course dealing with Jewish ethics.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

One of the remarkable features of this anthology is the scope of the reviews it presents. Because it is accessible to a wide audience, lay persons who must face agonizing choices will find this meaningful work an excellent guide to decision making. They [Dorf and Newman] open the rich diversity of Jewish ideas, ideals and practices...this anthology is an absolute necessity for the contemporary Jew who wants to strive to live a thoughtful and meaningful life. It has to be read slowly, savoured, and constantly reviewed. It does not belong on the shelves of the rabbis, Jewish scholars, ethicists, and ordinary people, but in their hands. It is simply the best in its field. It is post-modern and it will endure. (The Jerusalem Post)

This splendidly organized and edited volume gathers together an impressive range of published essays on contemporary Jewish ethics. (Lewis Glinert - SOAS Bulletin, Vol. 62, Part 2 1999)

Présentation de l'éditeur

Dorff and Newman collect the best of recent work in Jewish ethics. The volume will serve as an introduction to Jewish ethics by acquainting the reader with the distinctive methodological issues involved, and will also suffer a sampling of Jewish positions on contemporary moral problems; it will thus be suited to a variety of courses in Jewish Studies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195090667
• ISBN 13: 9780195090666
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 488
• Éditeur: Dorff, Newman
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible