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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778719403321

Autore

Goodman Lenn Evan <1944->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1998

ISBN

0-19-773981-4

1-280-47111-5

0-19-535342-0

0-585-24568-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 pages)

Disciplina

296.3/82

Soggetti

Human rights - Philosophy

Human rights - Religious aspects - Judaism

Jewish ethics

Liberty

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

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.