| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 257 pages) |
| Contents |
Histories of the Golden Rule -- A Confucian Path from Conscientiousness to Spontaneity -- From Greek Reciprocity to Cosmopolitan Idealism -- A Jewish Rule of Wisdom -- A New Testament Rule of Divine Love -- A Theological Principle -- Modern Objections and Responses: From the Religious to the Secular -- The Golden Rule of the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man -- In the Other Person's Shoes -- A Principle of Consistency in Moral Decision Making -- A Principle of Sensitivity and Respect -- Twentieth-Century Religious Interpretations -- An Ethics of the Golden Rule -- The Golden Rule in a Philosophy of Morality -- Religious Dimensions of the Golden Rule |
| Summary |
This work offers a comprehensive survey of the history of the golden rule, "Do unto others as you want others to do unto you". It traces the rule's history in contexts as diverse as the writings of Confucius and the Greek philosophers, the Bible, modern theology and philosophy, and the American "self-help" context. It concludes by offering its own synthesis of these varied understandings |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-247) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| SUBJECT |
Bibel Matthäusevangelium 7,12 gnd |
| Subject |
Golden rule -- Comparative studies
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PHILOSOPHY -- Social.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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Golden rule
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Goldene Regel
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Golden rule.
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| Genre/Form |
Comparative studies
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Presentation inscriptions (Provenance)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
95049824 |
| ISBN |
9780195110364 |
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0195110366 |
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1429406798 |
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9781429406796 |
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1280529210 |
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9781280529214 |
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9786610529216 |
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6610529213 |
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