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Character, Liberty and Law: Kantian Essays in Theory and Practice (Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy)

By Jeffrie G. Murphy

Book information

Year
1998
ISBN
0792352750, 9780792352754
LCC
K230.K3642 M87 1998
Open Library ID
OL377113M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
25 MB (26350764 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
252\260
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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.

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