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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455742203321

Autore

Goodman Lenn Evan <1944->

Titolo

Judaism, human rights, and human values [[electronic resource] /] / Lenn E. Goodman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c1998

ISBN

1-280-47111-5

0-19-535342-0

0-585-24568-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

296.3/82

Soggetti

Human rights - Philosophy

Human rights - Religious aspects - Judaism

Jewish ethics

Liberty

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-183) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; One: The Idea of Deserts; Two: Judaism and Human Rights; Three: Abortion and the Emergence of Life; Four: On Liberty Reconsidered; Five: The Rights and Wrongs of Nations; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Citations; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

In this addition to the field of Jewish ethics, Goodman argues that the Jewish tradition has a significant contribution to make to the general discourse on ethical issues. Refuting the notion that ""human rights"" is a modern issue, he traces the idea of such rights to biblical sources.