Couverture / Jaquette

The role of the Golden Rule in various systems of thought, both religious and philosophical, invites study. How the logic of a given system interprets the Golden Rule demands analysis. Objective data deriving from empirical study of nature and society deserve close examination.

Note biographique

Edited by Jacob Neusner and Bruce Chilton - Contributions by Robert M. Berchman; Daniel Berthold; Christopher Boehm; Harry J. Gensler; William Scott Green; Stephen G. Post; Jeffrey Wattles and David Sloan Wilson

Table des matières

Chapter 1 William Scott Green, University of Miami: Parsing Reciprocity: Questions for the Golden Rule Chapter 2 Robert M. Berchman, Dowling College: The Golden Rule in Graeco-Roman Religion and Philosophy [1] Chapter 3 Robert M. Berchman, Dowing College: The Golden Rule in Graeco-Roman Religion and Philsophy [2] Chapter 4 Daniel Berthold, Bard College: The Golden Rule in Kant and Utilitarianism Chapter 5 Jeffrey Wattles, Kent State University: Philosophical Reflections on the Golden Rule Chapter 6 David Sloan Wilson, Binghamton University: The Golden Rules of Religion Chapter 7 Harry J. Gensler, S.J., John Carroll University: Gold or Fool's Gold? Ridding the Golden Rule of Absurd Implications Chapter 8 Christopher Boehm, University of Southern California: How the Golden Rule Can Lead to Reproductive Success: A New Selection Basis for Alexander's "Indirect Reciprocity." Chapter 9 Stephen G. Post, Case Western Reserve University: The Golden Rule in its Idealistic Formulation: Benefits for the Moral Agent

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