Character, Liberty and Law

Kantian Essays in Theory and Practice

• Author(s): J.G. Murphy,
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
• Pages: 242
• ISBN_10: 0792352750
  ISBN_13: 9780792352754
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Law / General , Law / Criminal Law / General , Law / Ethics & Professional Responsibility , Law / Jurisprudence , Law / Reference , Philosophy / General , Philosophy / Metaphysics , Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern , Philosophy / Reference , Philosophy / Religious , Philosophy / Individual Philosophers , Religion / Philosophy , Social Science / Penology ,

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.