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Elliot N. Dorff : in search of the good life / edited by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson and Aaron W. Hughes.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Library of contemporary Jewish philosophers ; Volume 5.
- Library of Contemporary Jewish Philosophers, 2213-6010 ; Volume 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewish law--Philosophy.
- Jewish law.
- Jewish philosophy--20th century.
- Jewish philosophy.
- Conservative Judaism.
- Dorff, Elliot N--Teachings.
- Dorff, Elliot N.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (214 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, the Sol and Anne Dorff Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Rector of American Jewish University in Los Angeles, is one of today’s leading Jewish ethicists. Writing extensively on the intersection of law, morality, science, religion, and medicine, Dorff offers an authoritative and non-Orthodox interpretation of Jewish law. As a leader in the Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, he has shaped the religious practices of Conservative Jews. In serving on national advisory committees and task forces, he has helped to articulate a distinctive Jewish voice on contested bioethical and biomedical issues. An analytic philosopher by training, Dorff has endorsed pluralism, arguing that Jewishness best flourishes in the context of American pluralism, and he has worked closely with non-Jews to advance religious pluralism in America.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Editors’ Introduction to Series
- Elliot N. Dorff: An Intellectual Portrait / Jonathan K. Crane
- In Search of God / Elliot N. Dorff
- Applying Jewish Law to New Circumstances / Elliot N. Dorff
- The Interaction of Judaism with Morality: Defining, Motivating, and Educating a Moral Person and Society / Elliot N. Dorff
- Donations from Ill-Gotten Gain: A Jewish Legal Perspective / Elliot N. Dorff
- Interview with Elliot N. Dorff / Hava Tirosh-Samuelson
- Select Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-27901-6
- 90-04-27902-4
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004279025 DOI
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