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Judaism, human rights, and human values / Lenn E. Goodman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, �1998.Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 202 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585245681
  • 9780585245683
  • 1280471115
  • 9781280471117
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Judaism, human rights, and human values.DDC classification:
  • 296.3/82 21
LOC classification:
  • BM645.H85 G66 1998eb
Other classification:
  • B985
  • D082
Online resources:
Contents:
The idea of deserts -- Judaism and human rights -- Abortion and the emergence of life -- On liberty reconsidered -- The rights and wrongs of nations.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-183) and index.

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.

The idea of deserts -- Judaism and human rights -- Abortion and the emergence of life -- On liberty reconsidered -- The rights and wrongs of nations.

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