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1 Online-Ressource (xii, 185 p)
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London Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Also issued in print
ISBN:
9781472549440
Content:
Preface -- 1. Introduction: Parsing Reciprocity: Questions for the Golden Rule / William Scott Green, University of Miami, USA -- 2. The Golden Rule in Ancient Israelite Scripture / Baruch A. Levine, New York University, USA -- 3. Alternatives to the Golden Rule: Social Reciprocity and Altruism in Early Archaic Greece / Carolyn Dewald, Bard College, USA -- 4. The Golden Rule in Graeco-Roman Religion and Philosophy / Robert Berchman, Dowling College, USA -- 5. The Golden Rule in Classical Judaism / Jacob Neusner, Bard College, USA -- 6. The Golden Rule in Zoroastrianism / Mahnaz Moazami, Columbia University, USA -- 7. The Golden Rule and its Application / Bruce D. Chilton, Bard College, USA -- 8. The Golden Rule as the Law of Nature, from Origen to Martin Luther Olivier du Roy, Paris, France -- 9. The Golden Rule in Islam / Th. Emil Homerin, University of Rochester, USA -- 10. The Formulation and Significance of the Golden Rule in Buddhism [I] / Kristen Scheible, Bard College, USA -- 11. The Golden Rule in Buddhism [II] / Charles Hallisey, University of Wisconsin, USA -- 12. A Hindu Golden Rule, in Context / Richard Davis, Bard College, USA -- 13. The Golden Rule in Confucianism / Mark A. Csikszentmihalyi, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA -- 14. "Wired for Reciprocity:" Some Concluding Reflections / William Scott Green, University of Miami, USA.
Content:
"The Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be treated. This ethical dictum is a part of most of the world's religions and has been considered by numerous religious figures and philosophers over the centuries. This new collection contains specially commissioned essays which take a fresh look at this guiding principle from a comparative perspective. Participants examine the formulation and significance of the Golden Rule in the world's major religions by applying four questions to the tradition they consider: What does it say? What does it mean? How does it work? How does it matter? Freshly examining the Golden Rule in broad comparative context provides a fascinating account of its uses and meaning, and allows us to assess if, how and why it matters in human cultures and societies."--Bloomsbury Publishing
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-175) and index
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ISBN 9781847062956
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ISBN 9781441190123
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Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781472549440