Waste Not: A Jewish Environmental Ethic by Yoreh, Tanhum S.

Waste Not: A Jewish Environmental Ethic

Winner of the 2020 Canadian Jewish Literary Award in the category of Jewish Thought and CultureBal tashḥit,...
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Author: Tanhum S. Yoreh
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Language: English
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Waste Not: A Jewish Environmental Ethic by Yoreh, Tanhum S.

Waste Not: A Jewish Environmental Ethic

Dhs. 809.13

Waste Not: A Jewish Environmental Ethic

Dhs. 809.13
Author: Tanhum S. Yoreh
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Winner of the 2020 Canadian Jewish Literary Award in the category of Jewish Thought and Culture

Bal tashḥit, the Jewish prohibition against wastefulness and destruction, is considered to be an ecological ethical principle by contemporary Jewish environmentalists. Waste Not provides a comprehensive intellectual history of this concept, charting its evolution from the Bible through classical rabbinic literature, commentaries, codes of law, responsa, and the works of modern environmentalists. Tanhum S. Yoreh uses the methodology of tradition histories to identify pivotal moments in the development of the prohibition--in particular, its transition into an economic framework. He finds that bal tashḥit's earliest stages of conceptualization connect the prohibition against wastefulness with avoidance of self-harm. This connection is commonplace within contemporary environmental thought and a universalizing Jewish principle with important contributions to be made to Jewish and general societal ecological discourse. This narrative provides a foundation for understanding bal tashḥit as an environmental ethic for today and tomorrow.

Author: Tanhum S. Yoreh
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 12/01/2019
Pages: 306
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781438476698

About the Author
Tanhum S. Yoreh is Assistant Professor at the School of the Environment at the University of Toronto.


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