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Judaism, human rights, and human values /

In this important addition to the field of Jewish ethics, Goodman argues forcefully that the Jewish tradition has a significant contribution to make to the general discourse on ethical issues. After refuting the notion that "human rights" is a purely modern notion, Goodman traces the idea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goodman, Lenn Evan, 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, ©1998.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this important addition to the field of Jewish ethics, Goodman argues forcefully that the Jewish tradition has a significant contribution to make to the general discourse on ethical issues. After refuting the notion that "human rights" is a purely modern notion, Goodman traces the idea of such rights to its key biblical sources. He goes on to consider the works of medieval thinkers like Saadiah Goan and Moses Maimonides and then applies these and other foundational texts to such contemporary social and political issues as capital punishment, suicide, welfare, pornography, abortion, and nationalism.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 202 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-183) and index.
ISBN:0585245681
9780585245683
1280471115
9781280471117