Forgiveness and Mercy
Part of Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law
- Authors:
- Jeffrie G. Murphy
- Jean Hampton
- Date Published: March 2011
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- isbn: 9780511874789
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This book focuses on the degree to which certain moral and legal doctrines are rooted in specific passions that are then institutionalised in the form of criminal law. A philosophical analysis is developed of the following questions: when, if ever, should hatred be overcome by sympathy or compassion? What are forgiveness and mercy and to what degree do they require - both conceptually and morally - the overcoming of certain passions and the motivation by other passions? If forgiveness and mercy indeed are moral virtues, what role, if any, should they play in the law?
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'Their analyses of these crucial emotions are clear, elegant and sufficiently controversial to initiate an exciting and much needed discussion of the proper role and the nature of the personal passions in social practice and theories.' Robert C. Solomon, University of Texas, Austin
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- Date Published: March 2011
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9780511874789
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Preface and acknowledgements Jeffrie Murphy and Jean Hampton
Part I. Introduction:
1. The retributive emotions Jeffrie Murphy
Part II. Forgiveness and Christianity Jean Hampton:
2. Forgiveness and resentment Jeffrie Murphy
3. Forgiveness, resentment and hatred Jean Hampton
4. Hatred: a qualified defence Jeffrie Murphy
5. The retributive idea Jean Hampton
6. Mercy and legal justice Jeffrie Murphy
Index.
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