A Short History of Jewish Ethics - Conduct and Character in the Context of Covenant

Informationen zum Autor Alan Mittleman is Professor of Jewish Thought at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. His books include Hope in a Democratic Age (2009) and The Scepter Shall Not Depart from Judah (2000). Mittleman's work seeks to bring Jewish thought into a constructive conversation with ethics, political theory, and philosophy of religion. Klappentext A Short History of Jewish Ethics traces the development of Jewish moral concepts and ethical reflection from its Biblical roots to the present day.* Offers an engaging and thoughtful account of Jewish ethics* Brings together and discusses a broad range of historical sources covering two millennia of writings and conversations* Combines current scholarship with original insights* Written by a major internationally recognized scholar of Jewish philosophy and ethics Zusammenfassung A Short History of Jewish Ethics traces the development of Jewish moral concepts and ethical reflection from its Biblical roots to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments viii Introduction 1 1 Ethics in the Axial Age 16 2 Some Aspects of Rabbinic Ethics 52 3 Medieval Philosophical Ethics 88 4 Medieval Rabbinic and Kabbalistic Ethics 124 5 Modern Jewish Ethics 156 Conclusion 199 Index 202

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• Authors: Al Mittleman, Alan Mittleman, Alan L Mittleman, Alan L. Mittleman, Alan L. (The Jewish Theological Seminar Mittleman, Mittleman Alan L.
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.01.2012
• EAN: 9781405189422
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-8942-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Judentum, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, RELIGION / Ethics, Theology, Judaism, Religious ethics, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Religion & Theology, Religion u. Theologie, Religionsethik