The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Ethics and Morality [Hardcover]

For thousands of years the Jewish tradition has been a source of moral guidance, for Jews and non-Jews alike. As the essays in this volume show, the theologians and practitioners of Judaism have a long history of wrestling with moral questions, responding to them in an open, argumentative mode that reveals the strengths and weaknesses of all sides of a question. The Jewish tradition also offers guidance for moral conduct by individuals, communities, and countries and shows how to motivate people to do the good and right thing.

The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Ethics and Moralityis a collection of original essays addressing these topics--historical and contemporary, as well as philosophical and practical--by leading scholars from around the world. The first section of the volume describes the history of the Jewish tradition's moral thought, from the Bible to contemporary Jewish approaches. The second part includes chapters on specific fields in ethics, including the ethics of medicine, business, sex, speech, politics, war, and the environment.

Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction -Jonathan K. Crane and Elliot N. Dorff

I. Jewish Ethical Theories
1. Introduction: Why Study Jewish Ethics? -Elliot N. Dorff and Jonathan K. Crane
2. Ethical Theory and Practice in the Hebrew Bible -Elaine Goodfriend
3. Ethical Theories in Rabbinic Literature -Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert
4. Ethical Theories in Jewish Mystical Writings -Joseph Dan
5. Ethical Theories Among Medieval Jewish Philosophers -Warren Zev Harvey
6. Spinoza and Jewish Ethics -David Novak
7. Mussar Ethics and Other Nineteenth Century Jewish Ethical Theories -Ira Stone
8. Ethical Theories of Hermann Cohen, Franz Rosenzweig and Martin Buber -Jonathan K. Crane
9. Ethical Theories of Mordecai Kaplan and Abraham Joshua Heschel -Matthew LaGrone
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