The Virtue of Mercy According to Maimonides: Ethics, Law, and Theology

This article explores Maimonides's position with regard to mercy in various aspects-ethics, law, and theology-and examines its unity. The first section discusses Maimonides's view on the question of mercy in the moral plane: is mercy a virtue? It begins with a short discussion of the Arist...

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Main Author: Shapira, Ḥayim 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2018]
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 2018, Volume: 111, Issue: 4, Pages: 559-585
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204 / Mercy / Virtue ethics / Jewish law / Jewish theology
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
FA Theology
NCB Personal ethics
TG High Middle Ages
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