| Description |
xii, 262 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Primarily papers presented at the 1972 meeting of the Institute. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Introduction: Judaism, secularism, and textual interpretation / Marvin Fox -- pt. 2. Legal basis: Neighbor (Rea̓) whom we shall love / Ernst Simon -- A response to Ernst Simon / Harold Fisch -- Does Jewish tradition recognize an ethic independent of Halakha? / Aharon Lichtenstein -- Halakha and other systems of ethics: attitudes and interactions / Nachum L. Rabinovitch -- Limits of self-sacrifice / Jakob J. Petuchowski -- pt. 3. Philosophical basis: Ideology and idealism / Emmanuel Levinas -- Ethics as transcendence and the contemporary world: a response to Emmanuel Levinas / Abner Weiss -- Autonomy of moral objectivity / David Sidorsky -- On the rational commandments in Sadia's philosophy: a reexamination / Marvin Fox -- pt. 4. Contemporary situation: Dynamics of power: morality in armed conflict after the Six Day War / Meir Pai̓l -- A response to Meir Pai̓l -- Religion and morality in Israel and in the dispersion / Zvi Yaron -- A response to Zvi Yaron / Simon Herman. |
| Subject |
Jewish ethics -- Congresses.
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Jewish ethics. |
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Jewish law -- Congresses.
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Jewish law. |
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Jewish philosophy -- Congresses.
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Jewish philosophy. |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Fox, Marvin.
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| ISBN |
081420192X |
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9780814201923 |
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