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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817893903321

Autore

Borowitz Eugene B

Titolo

The Jewish moral virtues / / Eugene B. Borowitz, Frances Weinman Schwartz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, PA, : Jewish Publication Society, 1999

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (xxii, 360 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

SchwartzFrances Weinman

Disciplina

296.3/6

Soggetti

Jewish ethics

Jewish way of life

Ethics in rabbinical literature

Rabbinical literature - History and criticism

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. 339-348) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Sources and Credits""; ""Abbreviations""; ""PART I - The Musar Way to ""Menschhood""""; ""PART II - Living Responsibly""; ""PART III - Making a Contribution""; ""PART IV - Refining the Inner Person""; ""PART V  - Facing the World""; ""PART VI - Achieving Our Musar Goals""; ""PART VII - Staying Worthy""; ""PART VIII - Our Guide, Our Ground, Our Goal""; ""Epilogue - Post-Modern Musar""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

This book, by Eugene B. Borowitz and Frances Weinman Schwartz, is about philosophical meditations on ethics of contemporary life, and is structured on the twenty-four virtues of Yehiel ben Yekutiel which include compassion, trustworthiness, and generosity.