Synopses & Reviews
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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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"...an impressive book. Anyone who is interested in the topic ought to read it." Ethics
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"...provocatively rich work....The analysis is clear, careful, imaginative, and insightful." APA Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy
Synopsis
This book focuses on moral and legal doctrines that are rooted from passions in criminal law.
Synopsis
This book explores the philosophical arguments about the nature of forgiveness, mercy and specific passions in the legal process.
Synopsis
This work focuses on the degree to which certain moral and legal doctrines are rooted in specific passions that are then institutionalized in the form of criminal law. It examines the role of sympathy and compassion in legal decision-making.
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.