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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827325003321

Autore

Goodman Lenn Evan <1944->

Titolo

God of Abraham / / L.E. Goodman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996

ISBN

0-19-773935-0

1-280-44349-9

0-19-535946-1

1-4237-3883-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 364 pages)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

296.311

Soggetti

God (Judaism) - History of doctrines

Monotheism

Jewish philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliography: p321-324. _ Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1996.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 The Logic of Monotheism; 2 The Existence of God; 3 Monotheism and Ethics; 4 The Doable Good: The Individual and the Community; 5 Ethical Monism and Ethical Pluralism; 6 Monotheism and Ritual; 7 The Biblical Laws of Diet and Sex; 8 Time, Creation, and the Mirror of Narcissus; Notes; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index of Citations

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on a wealth of traditional and philosophical material, mainly from Jewish sources, this treatise shows how human values illuminate the idea of God, which in turn sheds light on our value concerns.