Economic morality and Jewish law /

Aaron Levine compares the way in which welfare economics and Jewish law determine the propriety of an economic action, whether by a private citizen or the government. Espousing what philosophers would call a consequentialist ethical system, welfare economics evaluates the worthiness of an economic a...

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Main Author:	Levine, Aaron
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Subjects:	Mishpat Ivri > Economic aspects. Economics > Religious aspects > Judaism. Law and economics. Law and ethics. Jewish ethics. Mishpat Ivri > Aspect économique. Droit et économie politique. Droit et morale. Morale juive. Économie politique > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme. RELIGION > Judaism > General. Economics > Religious aspects > Judaism Jewish ethics Law and economics Law and ethics Electronic books.
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Summary:	Aaron Levine compares the way in which welfare economics and Jewish law determine the propriety of an economic action, whether by a private citizen or the government. Espousing what philosophers would call a consequentialist ethical system, welfare economics evaluates the worthiness of an economic action based on whether the action would increase the wealth of society in the long run. In contrast, Jewish law espouses a deontological system of ethics within which the determination of the propriety of an action is entirely a matter of discovering the applicable rule in Judaism's code of ethics.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (x, 263 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages ix-x & 245-251) and indexes.
ISBN:	9780199974375 0199974373 9780190261368 0190261366