Description
Jewish Ethics: The Basics demonstrates how ancient and contemporary ideas have shaped and reshaped Jewish traditions about how to act toward others. Readers are introduced to foundational questions, controversies, and diverse ethical conclusions developed by Jewish thinkers throughout the ages. Topics addressed include:
• Assumptions about authority
• Love, Compassion, Justice and Humility
• Human Rights, War, Land and Power
• Gender and Sexuality
• Personal and Social Ethics
• Environmental and Animal Ethics
• Bioethical Issues
Concise, readable and engaging, this is the ideal introduction for anyone interested in religious ethics, secular traditions, Judaism, and the field of Jewish ethics.
Book Information
ISBN 9781032221533
Author Geoffrey D. Claussen
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
