| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 202 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-183) and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
The idea of deserts -- Judaism and human rights -- Abortion and the emergence of life -- On liberty reconsidered -- The rights and wrongs of nations. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873. On liberty.
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Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873. |
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On liberty (Mill, John Stuart) |
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Human rights -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
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Human rights -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. |
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Human rights -- Philosophy.
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Human rights -- Philosophy. |
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Liberty.
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Liberty. |
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Jewish ethics.
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Jewish ethics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Human rights. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Goodman, Lenn Evan, 1944- Judaism, human rights, and human values. New York : Oxford University Press, ©1998 0195118340 (DLC) 97036235 (OCoLC)37464262 |
| ISBN |
0585245681 (electronic book) |
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9780585245683 (electronic book) |
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1280471115 |
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9781280471117 |
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0195118340 (cloth) |
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9780195118346 |
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