Jeffrie G. Murphy's third collection of essays further pursues the topics of punishment and retribution that were explored in his two previous collections: Retribution, Justice and Therapy and Retribution Reconsidered. Murphy now explores these topics in the light of reflections on issues that are normally associated with religion: forgiveness, mercy, and repentance. He also explores the general issue of theory and practice and discusses a variety of topics in applied ethics - e.g., freedom of artistic expression, the morality of gambling, and the value of forgiveness in psychological counseling. As always, his perspective may be described as Kantian; and, indeed, this collection contains the first extended piece of Kant scholarship that he has done in years: a long essay on Kant on theory and practice.
| ISBN: | 9789048151103 |
| Publication date: | 8th December 2010 |
| Author: | Jeffrie G Murphy |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Netherlands |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 252 pages |
| Series: | Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy |
| Genres: |
Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology Philosophy of religion Methods, theory and philosophy of law Criminal law: procedure and offences Philosophical traditions and schools of thought |