The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Ethics and Morality

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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For thousands of years the Jewish tradition has been a source of moral guidance, for Jews and non-Jews alike. As the essays in this volume show, the theologians and practitioners of Judaism have a long history of wrestling with moral questions, responding to them in an open, argumentative mode that reveals the strengths and weaknesses of all sides of a question. The Jewish tradition also offers guidance for moral conduct by individuals, communities, and countries and shows how to motivate people to do the good and right thing.The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Ethics and Morality is a collection of original essays addressing these topics--historical and contemporary, as well as philosophical and practical--by leading scholars from around the world. The first section of the volume describes the history of the Jewish tradition's moral thought, from the Bible to contemporary Jewish approaches. The second part includes chapters on specific fields in ethics, including the ethics of medicine, business, sex, speech, politics, war, and the environment.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-08-18
Mått137 x 213 x 30 mm
Vikt635 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieOxford Handbooks
Antal sidor540
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780190608385

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Elliot N. Dorff is Rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at American Jewish University, Visiting Professor at UCLA School of Law, Chair of the Conservative Movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, and a Past President of the Society of Jewish Ethics.Jonathan K. Crane is the Raymond F. Schinazi Junior Scholar in Bioethics and Jewish Thought at Emory University's Center for Ethics.

ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction - Jonathan K. Crane and Elliot N. Dorff I. Jewish Ethical Theories1. Introduction: Why Study Jewish Ethics? - Elliot N. Dorff and Jonathan K. Crane2. Ethical Theory and Practice in the Hebrew Bible - Elaine Goodfriend3. Ethical Theories in Rabbinic Literature - Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert4. Ethical Theories in Jewish Mystical Writings - Joseph Dan5. Ethical Theories Among Medieval Jewish Philosophers - Warren Zev Harvey6. Spinoza and Jewish Ethics - David Novak7. Mussar Ethics and Other Nineteenth Century Jewish Ethical Theories - Ira Stone8. Ethical Theories of Hermann Cohen, Franz Rosenzweig and Martin Buber - Jonathan K. Crane9. Ethical Theories of Mordecai Kaplan and Abraham Joshua Heschel - Matthew LaGrone10. Ethical Theories of Abraham Isaac Kook and Joseph B. Soloveitchik - Lawrence Kaplan11. Ethical Implications of the Holocaust - Michael Berenbaum12. Jewish Ethical Theories in the Reform Movement - Michael Marmur13. Jewish Ethical Theories in the Conservative Movement - Shai Cherry14. Jewish Ethical Theories in the Orthodox Movement - David Shatz15. Jewish Ethical Theories in the Reconstructionist Movement - David Teutsch16. Feminist Jewish Ethical Theories - Judith Plaskow17. Postmodern Jewish Ethical Theories - Martin Kavka II. Topics in Jewish Morals18. Introduction - Elliot N. Dorff and Jonathan K. Crane19. Bioethics: The Beginning of Life - Elliot N. Dorff20. Bioethics: The End of Life - Daniel Sinclair21. Bioethics: The Distribution of Health Care - Aaron Mackler22. Bioethics: Current and Future Issues in Genetics - Laurie Zoloth23. Jewish Business Ethics - Barry Leff24. Jewish Sexual Ethics - Danya Ruttenberg25. Jewish Environmental Ethics - Arthur Waskow26. Jewish Animal Ethics - Aaron Gross27. Jewish Ethics of Speech - Alyssa Gray28. Jewish Political Ethics in America - Jill Jacobs29. Jewish Political Ethics in Israel - Reuven Hammer30. Judaism and Criminal Justice - Laurie Levenson31. Jewish Ethics and War - Asa Kasher List of AbbreviationsBiblical, Rabbinic, and Medieval Sources Index Subject Index

This book is an excellent addition to libraries at academic institutions; it offers specialists in subdisciplines of Jewish ethics accessible entry into the broader field and also provides a way for scholars of other ethical discourses or traditions to begin to engage with the field of Jewish ethics. Individuals or organizations engaging in interfaith work with Jewish partners are also likely to find the essays in this collection useful. The essays function as concise and generally clear introductions to a host of topics under the umbrella of Jewish ethics.