Love Your Neighbor and Yourself: A Jewish Approach to Modern Personal EthicsJewish Publication Society, 15 feb 2006 - 384 pagine In this topically relevant book on modern ethical issues, Dorff focuses on personal ethics, Judaism's distinctive way of understanding human nature, our role in life, and what we should strive to be, both as individuals and as members of a community. Dorff addresses specific moral issues that affect our personal lives: privacy, particularly at work as it is affected by the Internet and other modern technologies; sex in and outside of marriage; family matters, such as adoption, surrogate motherhood, stepfamilies, divorce, parenting, and family violence; homosexuality; justice, mercy, and forgiveness; and charitable acts and social action. |
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Pagina xii
... say that Jews disagree about it. In many cases, though, Jewish questioning does not rise to the level of making the tradition incoherent, and in the first chapter I describe some of the main features of at least many Jewish perspectives ...
... say that Jews disagree about it. In many cases, though, Jewish questioning does not rise to the level of making the tradition incoherent, and in the first chapter I describe some of the main features of at least many Jewish perspectives ...
Pagina xiv
... say that heterosexuals should first figure out the Jewish norms that govern them before pontificating about what gays and lesbians should do. I suggested that we form a Commission on Human Sexuality, which the Rabbinical Assembly ...
... say that heterosexuals should first figure out the Jewish norms that govern them before pontificating about what gays and lesbians should do. I suggested that we form a Commission on Human Sexuality, which the Rabbinical Assembly ...
Pagina 1
... say that not to scare people off. On the contrary, I have deliberately tried my best to make the material of this chapter and the appendix as clear and as jargon-free as possible. Nevertheless, some readers may prefer to skip the part ...
... say that not to scare people off. On the contrary, I have deliberately tried my best to make the material of this chapter and the appendix as clear and as jargon-free as possible. Nevertheless, some readers may prefer to skip the part ...
Pagina 7
... say that, as a general policy, not stopping is a bad idea, since the stop sign was put there in the first place because the traffic or obstructions at that corner require that I stop for everyone's safety. Unlike Bentham, Mill was not a ...
... say that, as a general policy, not stopping is a bad idea, since the stop sign was put there in the first place because the traffic or obstructions at that corner require that I stop for everyone's safety. Unlike Bentham, Mill was not a ...
Pagina 11
... say that the great advantage of this theory is that moral norms gain their authority and universality from God Himself, who is presumed to be both moral and powerful. The problem with this approach, though, is that even if we seek to do ...
... say that the great advantage of this theory is that moral norms gain their authority and universality from God Himself, who is presumed to be both moral and powerful. The problem with this approach, though, is that even if we seek to do ...
Sommario
1 | |
33 | |
This Is My Beloved This Is My Friend Sex and the Family | 73 |
Parents and Children | 127 |
Family and Violence | 155 |
The Elements of Forgiveness | 207 |
Hope and Destiny | 231 |
Notes | 252 |
The Interaction of Judaism with Morality Defining Motivating and Educating a Moral Person and Society | 311 |
Notes to Appendix | 345 |
Bibliography of Cited Modern Sources | 347 |
Index | 361 |
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Love Your Neighbor and Yourself: A Jewish Approach to Modern Personal Ethics Elliot N. Dorff Anteprima limitata - 2003 |
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