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Forgiveness and Mercy

Part of the Cambridge studies in philosophy and law series
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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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Cambridge University Press
0521395674 / 9780521395670
Paperback / softback
179.9
31/08/1990
United Kingdom
English
xii, 194 p.
23 cm
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Reprint. Transferred to digital printing. Originally published: 1988.