Reciprocity in Confucian and Rabbinic Ethics

The author analyzes the principle of reciprocity (i.e. the Golden Rule) in both Confucian and Rabbinic traditions. Going beyond a focus on the similarity of wording that has often been noted, he maintains that the similarity extends to the interpretation of the principle in each tradition. The autho...

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Main Author: Schultz, Joseph P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1974
In: Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1974, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 143-150
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Summary:The author analyzes the principle of reciprocity (i.e. the Golden Rule) in both Confucian and Rabbinic traditions. Going beyond a focus on the similarity of wording that has often been noted, he maintains that the similarity extends to the interpretation of the principle in each tradition. The author concludes with an observation on how the issue of theodicy is resolved in different ways in the two traditions.
ISSN:1467-9795
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics