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Because ethical intentions invariably involve either some actual loss or the passing up of an opportunity for possible gain , there are present in every society those who at one time or another violate the laws and and mores in which ...
Because ethical intentions invariably involve either some actual loss or the passing up of an opportunity for possible gain , there are present in every society those who at one time or another violate the laws and and mores in which ...
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The welfare of every individual requires that he live in a viable , stable society . That is possible only if the overwhelming majority of the members of the society almost always entertain and implement the ethical intentions approved ...
The welfare of every individual requires that he live in a viable , stable society . That is possible only if the overwhelming majority of the members of the society almost always entertain and implement the ethical intentions approved ...
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ETHICS AND LAW IN JUDAISM THE INFINITELY COMPLICATED NATURE of man and of human society produces an infinite number of interpersonal situations which no law can possibly foresee and provide for adequately .
ETHICS AND LAW IN JUDAISM THE INFINITELY COMPLICATED NATURE of man and of human society produces an infinite number of interpersonal situations which no law can possibly foresee and provide for adequately .
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| Title | The Ethical in the Jewish and American Heritage Volume 4 of Moreshet series : studies in Jewish history, literature and thought Volume 4 of Moreshet series |
| Author | Simon Greenberg |
| Publisher | Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0873340027, 9780873340021 |
| Length | 327 pages |
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