Forgiveness and Mercy / Jeffrie G. Murphy, Jean Hampton.

By:

Murphy, Jeffrie G [author.]

Contributor(s):

Hampton, Jean [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law | Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and LawPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1988Description: 1 online resource (208 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780511625121 (ebook)

Other title:

Forgiveness & Mercy

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:

179/.9 19

LOC classification:

BJ1476 .M87 1988

Online resources:

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Summary: 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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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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