Judaism, Science, And Moral Responsibility

by Berger, Yitzhak; Shatz, David; Blau, Rivkah Teitz; Carmy, Shalom; Friedman, Michelle; Herring, Basil; Pollack, Robert; Shatz, David; Sompolinsky, Haim; Spero, Moshe Halevi; Yehuda, Rachel

• ISBN13: 9780742545960
• ISBN10: 0742545962
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-10
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Judaism, Science, and Moral Responsibility is the fourteenth conference volume in the Orthodox Forum Series. Current scientific and moral trends stress the need for greater sensitivity to human dignity, but at the same time challenge the very structure and sanctity of traditional Jewish norms. The contributors in this work explore the issues of Judaism, science, and Jewish moral principles in a manner that should be of interest to the layman and scholar alike. The Forum Series provides a valuable and relevant resource, bringing the insights of Jewish thinkers to the fore in a rapidly changing society.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
A scientific perspective on human choice	p. 13
Genetics and morality	p. 45
Is matter all that matters? : Judaism, free will, and the genetic and neuroscientific revolutions	p. 54
Use it or lose it : on the moral imagination of free will	p. 104
Choice-diminished behavior and religious-communal policy	p. 155
If an abuser cannot control his impulses, what is the responsibility of other adults in the community? : a response to Basil Herring	p. 169
Psychotherapy and Teshuvah : parallel and overlapping systems for change	p. 175
To whom, to where, and to when does one "return" in Teshuvah?	p. 189
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