Past imperatives : studies in the history and theory of Jewish ethics /

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Newman, Louis E., 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, ©1998.
Colección:SUNY series in Jewish philosophy.
Temas:
Bioethics.
Judaism > Doctrines.
Jewish law > Philosophy.
Jewish ethics > Philosophy.
Judaïsme > Doctrines.
Droit juif > Philosophie.
Morale juive > Philosophie.
RELIGION > Judaism > Theology.
Bioethics
Jewish law > Philosophy
Judaism > Doctrines
Several of the chapters in this book were originally published as journal articles between 1987 and 1993.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter
  • Half Title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Ethics: Applied and Theoretical, Prescriptive and Descriptive
  • The Modern Study of Jewish Ethics
  • Studies in the History and Theory of Jewish Ethics
  • Content
  • Part One: Ethics and Law
  • Law, Virtue, and Supererogation in the Halakha
  • The Problem of Lifnim Mishurat Hadin Reconsidered
  • Talmudic Sources
  • The Status of Lifnim Mishurat Hadin
  • Interpreting Lifnim Mishurat Radin: A Fresh PerspectiveEthics as Law, Law as Religion
  • Reflections on the Problem of Law and Ethics in Judaism
  • The Evidence
  • The Parameters of the Debate
  • Reframing the Issues
  • Law and Ethics in the Context of Judaism as a Religious System
  • Covenant and Contract
  • A Framework for the Analysis of Jewish Ethics
  • The Centrality of Covenant
  • Covenant and Contract: A Typology of Relationships
  • Covenant Theologies and Jewish Ethics
  • Conclusions
  • Part Two: Ethics and Theology
  • The Quality of Mercy
  • On the Duty to Forgive in the Judaic TraditionA Philosophical Model of Forgiveness
  • Judaic Sources on Forgiveness
  • The Theological Foundation of the Duty to Forgive
  • Jewish Theology and Bioethics
  • The Character of Traditional Jewish Ethics
  • Some Principles of Jewish Biomedical Ethics
  • Jewish Medical Ethics in a Wider Context
  • Nature and Torah, Creation and Revelation
  • On the Possibility of a Natural Law in Judaism
  • Natural Law: Issues of Definition
  • Natural Law in Judaism: Redefining the Question, Reexamining the Texts
  • Nature and Torah, Creation and RevelationReligious Faith, Historical Relativism, and the Prospects for Modern Jewish Ethics
  • Revelation, Historicism, and the Search for Moral Norms
  • God's Presence in History: Reconstructing Jewish Theology
  • Jewish Theology, Covenant, and Ethics
  • Part Three: Methodological Issues in Contemporary Jewish Ethics
  • Woodchoppers and Respirators
  • The Problem of Interpretation in Contemporary Jewish Ethics
  • Interpretation in Contemporary Jewish Ethics: Description and Analysis
  • The Interpretation of Texts in a Legal Tradition
  • Contemporary Jewish Ethics-A ReassessmentText and Tradition in Contemporary Jewish Bioethics
  • Jewish Ethics in the Modern World
  • Models in Contemporary Jewish Ethics
  • The Hermeneutics of Contemporary Jewish Ethics
  • The Concept of Tradition in Contemporary Jewish Ethics
  • Talking Ethics with Strangers
  • A View from Jewish Tradition
  • The Nature of Secular Bioethics
  • How Judaism Can Contribute to Secular Bioethics
  • Englehardt and Secular Bioethics Revisited
  • Conclusion
  • New Directions in the Study ofthe Ethics of Judaism

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