1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789154703321

Autore

Sokol Moshe

Titolo

Judaism examined : essays in Jewish philosophy and ethics / / Dr. Moshe Sokol, Dean and Professor of Philosophy, Lander College for Men of Touro College

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Academic Studies Press, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-61811-187-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (520 p.)

Collana

Touro University Press

Disciplina

296.36

Soggetti

Jewish philosophy

Jewish ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Introduction -- LIVING A JEWISH LIFE -- Chapter I Maimonides on Joy -- Chapter II Maimonides on the Philosophical Life -- Chapter III Is There a "Halakhic" Response to the Problem of Evil? -- Chapter IV Attitudes Toward Pleasure in Jewish Thought: A Typological Proposal -- Chapter V Mitzvah as Metaphor: Towards a Philosophical Theory of Ta'amei Ha-Mitzvot -- AUTONOMY, FREEDOM, AND TOLERANCE -- Chapter VI Maimonides on Freedom of the Will and Moral Responsibility -- Chapter VII Master or Slave? Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik on Human Autonomy in the Presence of God -- Chapter VIII The Autonomy of Reason, Revealed Morality and Jewish Law -- Chapter IX Theoretical Grounds for Tolerance in the Jewish Tradition -- Chapter X Personal Autonomy and Religious Authority -- TOPICS IN APPLIED JEWISH ETHICS AND PHILOSOPHY Applied Jewish Ethics -- Chapter XI The Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources: A Philosophical Analysis of the Halakhic Sources -- Chapter XII Some Tensions in the Jewish Attitude Toward the Taking of Human Life -- Chapter XIII What Are the Ethical Implications of Jewish Theological Conceptions of the Natural World? -- Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik -- Chapter XIV Joseph B. Soloveitchik: Lonely Man of Faith -- Chapter XV Ger Ve-Toshav Anokhi: Modernity and Traditionalism in the Life and Thought of Rabbi Joseph B.



Soloveitchik -- Chapter XVI Transcending Time: Elements of Romanticism in the Thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik -- Interpreting Jewish Texts -- Chapter XVII What Does A Jewish Text Mean? Theories of E'lu Ve-Elu Divrei Elohim Hayyim in Rabbinic Literature -- Chapter XVIII How Do Modern Jewish Thinkers Interpret Religious Texts? -- CITATIONS INDEX -- GENERAL INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Are there theoretical grounds for tolerance in the classical Jewish tradition? Is human autonomy endorsed by Judaism? What is the range of attitudes toward pleasure that has found expression in Jewish sources? What does Maimonides have to say about joy, and what does Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik teach about human suffering? This volume of essays examines these and many other key questions about Judaism from the rigorous perspective of philosophical analysis. Unlike most scholarship in Jewish philosophy, which approaches the field primarily from the perspective of intellectual history, this volume also engages in active philosophical dialogue with the texts and thinkers it addresses. Judaism Examined is a much-needed answering voice to the perennial questions of Jewish philosophy.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910158836103321

Autore

Mickelson Caroline

Titolo

Una esposa para Nicholas Claus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bon Accord Press

ISBN

1-63339-574-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (73 p.)

Soggetti

Christmas stories

Romance fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Cuando Santa le ofrece a la experta en eficiencia Holly Jamison un empleo en el Polo Norte, ella acepta de buen grado. No porque ame la



Navidad: nada más alejado. Adondequiera que Holly mire, desde las pilas de regalos hasta los miles de duendes alegres que trabajan intensamente, encuentra formas de mejorar toda la operación navideña. Ni siquiera Nick Claus, el encantador hijo de Santa, logra inculcarle el espíritu navideño. Holly debe admitir que Nick es carismático y atractivo, pero su costado amante de la diversión no oculta su falta de ética laboral. Recién cuando Holly cancela el proyecto favorito de Nick y pone en peligro la Navidad de miles de niños, se da cuenta de que el hombre al que subestima por holgazán puede ser el único capaz de enseñarle sobre la alegría de esta Fiesta.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911046707703321

Autore

Bauer Daniel <1977->

Titolo

Identity, Development, and the Politics of the Past : An Ethnography of Continuity and Change in a Coastal Ecuadorian Community / / Daniel Bauer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder : , : University Press of Colorado, , [2018]

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2018

©[2018]

ISBN

9781607327608

1607327600

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 pages)

Disciplina

305.8009866

Soggetti

Ecuadorians - Ethnic identity

Electronic books.

Ecuador Politics and government

Ecuador Ethnic relations

Salango (Ecuador) Economic conditions

Salango (Ecuador) Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Sommario/riassunto

"Combining personal narrative and ethnography, Bauer examines cultural change in a rural Ecuadorian village where community has worked to stake claim to an Indigenous identity in face of economic, social, and political integration. Bauer shows how villagers reconstructed their identity and ethnicity in a complex social matrix"--Provided by publisher.