Ethics at the Center
Jewish Publication Society (Verlag)
978-0-8276-1565-6 (ISBN)
Ethics at the Center culls the best of Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff’s pioneering thinking in Jewish ethics over nearly five decades. Dorff shows that our response to moral issues depends ultimately on our conceptions of the nature of human beings and God; how Jewish law, theology, prayer, history, and community should also define and motivate Jewish responses to moral issues; and how the honorable and divergent stances of Western philosophy and other religions about moral living shed light on Judaism’s distinctive standpoints.
From there Dorff applies Judaism’s ethics to real life: abortion post–Roe v. Wade, sexual orientation and human dignity, avoiding harm in communication, playing violent or defamatory video games, modern war ethics, handling donations of ill-gotten gain after the fact. In conclusion he explores how Jewish family and community, holidays and rituals, theology, study, and law have moral import as well.
Dorff’s personal introduction to each chapter reflects on why and when he wrote its contents, its continuing relevance, and if—and if so, how—he would now change what he wrote earlier. Readers will experience not only his evolving ethical thought but many facets of the person and the Jew that Dorff is today.
Elliot N. Dorff is rector and Sol and Anne Dorff Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at American Jewish University. His many books on Jewish ethics and law include Modern Conservative Judaism (JPS, 2018); For the Love of God and People (JPS, 2007); Love Your Neighbor and Yourself (JPS, 2003); Matters of Life and Death (JPS, 1998); and the National Jewish Book Award–winner To Do the Right and the Good (JPS, 2002).
Foreword by Louis E. Newman
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Notes about the Cover
Part 1. Zooming Out: Thinking Theologically about God and Human Beings
1. A Philosopher Explains What Belief in God Means
2. God as the Source of Moral Norms
3. How Judaism Understands Individuals and Communities
Part 2. Getting Down to Earth: Converting Thought into Practice
4. Traditional Jewish Means of Inculcating Morality
5. My Own Theory of Jewish Law
6. Applying Jewish Law to New Circumstances
7. Applying Jewish Theology to the Moral Issue of Providing Aid in Dying
8. The Role of Prayer in Moral Discernment and Motivation
9. The Roles of Autonomy and Community in Deciding How to Live as Jews
Part 3. The Real Deal: Personal and Social Ethics
10. Abortion after the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
11. Sexual Orientation and Human Dignity
12. Providing References When the Truth May Be Harmful
13. Avoiding Harmful Communication
14. Preserving Modesty in Communication
15. The Ethics of Playing Violent and Defamatory Video Games
16. A Modern Jewish Approach to War
17. Addressing Donations from Ill-Gotten Gain
18. Final Thoughts
Source Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography of Works by Elliot Dorff
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.01.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | A JPS Scholar of Distinction Book |
| Vorwort | Louis E. Newman |
| Zusatzinfo | 1 photograph, index |
| Verlagsort | Philadelphia |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8276-1565-5 / 0827615655 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8276-1565-6 / 9780827615656 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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