{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-jewish-ethics-9781405189422","title":"A Short History of Jewish Ethics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA   Short History of Jewish Ethics traces the development of Jewish moral concepts and ethical reflection from its Biblical roots to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a fine study and relatively accessible for an academic work . . . The book is mostly descriptive rather than evaluative. Dr. Mittleman does seem particularly concerned to show the value of Jewish ethics to those operating from mainstream secular philosophical schools of thought. Recommended.”  (\u003ci\u003eAssociation of Jewish Libraries Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 September 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“For those with some background, Mittleman provides a thoughtful tour through a number of seminal moments in Jewish ethical reflection.  Summing Up: Recommended.  Some advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers\/faculty.   (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e 1 July \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \"[It] admirably recounts the Jewish tradition of ethical inquiry from its biblical beginnings until today. Mittleman is thoroughly at home in the primary sources and secondary literature. He is also an expert on contemporary moral philosophy, which enables him to contextualize Jewish thought within a wider framework of ethical theory ... He covers a vast amount of information in 200 pages, and the reader who perseveres will learn much about the broad sweep of Jewish ethical thinking.\" Jewish Ideas Daily\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments viii  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Ethics in the Axial Age 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Some Aspects of Rabbinic Ethics 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Medieval Philosophical Ethics 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Medieval Rabbinic and Kabbalistic Ethics 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Modern Jewish Ethics 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 202\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529338528087,"sku":"9781405189422","price":71.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405189422.jpg?v=1731875232","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-jewish-ethics-9781405189422","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}