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The Jewish social contract : an essay in political theology /
The Jewish Social Contract begins by asking how a traditional Jew can participate politically and socially and in good faith in a modern democratic society, and ends by proposing a broad, inclusive notion of secularity. David Novak takes issue with the view--held by the late philosopher John Rawls a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
©2005.
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| Colección: | New forum books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Jewish Social Contract begins by asking how a traditional Jew can participate politically and socially and in good faith in a modern democratic society, and ends by proposing a broad, inclusive notion of secularity. David Novak takes issue with the view--held by the late philosopher John Rawls and his followers--that citizens of a liberal state must, in effect, check their religion at the door when discussing politics in a public forum. Novak argues that in a "liberal democratic state, members of faith-based communities--such as tradition-minded Jews and Christians--ought to be able to adh |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 257 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400824397 1400824397 1282157337 9781282157330 9786612157332 661215733X |