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The concept of 'human dignity' has become central to politics, law and theology but is little understood. This book presents a wide-ranging collection of edited essays from... Læs mere
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This book argues that moral obligations are best understood as divine commands or requirements; hence an important part of morality depends on God. God's requirements are... Læs mere
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A comprehensive philosophical treatment of the virtues and their competing vices. The first four sections focus on historical classes of virtue: the cardinal virtues, the capital... Læs mere
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This book considers ethical thinking in ancient Israel in the period from the 8th to the 2nd century BC.
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A volume of collected essays on the philosophy of liturgy. It examines issues such as what the ethical importance of ritualized religious activities might be, what it is to immerse oneself in such activities, and what the significance of liturgical singing and iconography are.
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This book investigates Ibn Taymiyya's approach to some of the core ethical and theological questions of the classical period of Islam and, in doing so, sheds new light on his intellectual identity.
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A fascinating exploration of ideas of life after death ranging from ancient times to the present and from religion and philosophy to literature and science.
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Hinduism and Christianity are different in structure and approach – but have a great deal in common in matters relating to ethics. This book, first published in 1969, is the first systematic and detailed work which attempts to bring out both the differences and similarities.
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This book, first published in 1962, is an analysis of the history of the philosophy of a country that has never distinguished philosophy from religion. Indian philosophy is not merely metaphysical speculation, but has its foundation in immediate perception.
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This book, first published in 1933, was the first text on the general Hindu attitude to art. It sums up under the wider title of the Hindu view of art all such considerations –... Læs mere
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This book, first published in 1968, is a collection of twenty-five lectures by Swami Prabhavananda, the outstanding scholar and translator of Hindu scriptures. They present a direct and pragmatic approach to spiritual life, and a clear guide to Hinduism.
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This book traces the development of religious comedy and leverages that history to justify today’s uses of religious humor in all of... Læs mere