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Ethics and the Golden Rule (Paperback, New)
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Ethics and the Golden Rule (Paperback, New)
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It is commonly accepted that the golden rule-most often formulated
as "do unto others as you would have them do unto you"-is a
unifying element between many diverse religious traditions, both
Eastern and Western. Its influence also extends beyond such
traditions, since many non-religious individuals hold up the golden
rule as central to their lives. Yet, while it is extraordinarily
important and widespread, the golden rule is often dismissed by
scholars as a vague proverb that quickly leads to absurdities when
one attempts to formulate it in clear terms. In this book, Harry J.
Gensler defends the golden rule and addresses all of the major
philosophic objections, pointing out several common
misunderstanding and misapplications. Gensler first discusses
golden-rule reasoning and how to avoid the main pitfalls. He then
relates the golden rule to world religions and history, and to
areas like moral education, egoism, evolution, society, racism,
business, and medicine. The book ends with a discussion of
theoretical issues (like whether all morality reduces to the golden
rule, which the author argues against). Ethics and the Golden Rule
offers two introductory chapters, the first is simpler and the
second more technical; a reader may start with either or both. One
can then read any combination of further chapters, in any order,
depending on one's interests; but Chapters 13 and 14 are technical
and assume one has read Chapter 2. This is "a golden-rule book for
everyone," accessible to a wide readership.
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