Judaism and Environmental Ethics: A Reader - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0739101188 ISBN 13 : 9780739101186

Editeur : Lexington Books, 2001

Synopsis

Martin D. Yaffe's Judaism and Environmental Ethics: A Reader is a well-conceived exploration of three interrelated questions: Does the Hebrew Bible, or subsequent Jewish tradition, teach environmental responsibility or not? What Jewish teachings, if any, appropriately address today's environmental crisis? Do ecology, Judaism, and philosophy work together, or are they at odds with each other in confronting the current crisis? Yaffe's extensive introduction analyzes and appraises the anthologized essays, each of which serves to deepen and enrich our understanding of current reflection on Judaism and environmental ethics. Brought together in one volume for the first time, the most important scholars in the field touch on diverse disciplines including deep ecology, political philosophy, and biblical hermeneutics. This ambitious book illustrates? precisely because of its interdisciplinary focus? how longstanding disagreements and controversies may spark further interchange among ecologists, Jews, and philosophers. Both accessible and thoroughly scholarly, this dialogue will benefit anyone interested in ethical and religious considerations of contemporary ecology.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Martin D. Yaffe is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies and a member of the Center for Environmental Philosophy at the University of North Texas. He is the author of Shylock and the Jewish Question (1997).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lexington Books
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0739101188
• ISBN 13: 9780739101186
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 432
• Éditeur: Yaffe Martin D.
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