Punishment and the moral emotions [[electronic resource] ] : essays in law, morality, and religion / / Jeffrie G. Murphy
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Murphy Jeffrie G
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| Titolo: |
Punishment and the moral emotions [[electronic resource] ] : essays in law, morality, and religion / / Jeffrie G. Murphy
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (347 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 170 |
| Soggetto topico: | Punishment - Philosophy |
| Punishment - Moral and ethical aspects | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; Introduction; Sources and Acknowledgments; 1. Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Responding to Evil: A Philosophical Overview; 2. Moral Epistemology, the Retributive Emotions, and the "Clumsy Moral Philosophy" of Jesus Christ; 3. Christian Love and Criminal Punishment; 4. Legal Moralism and Retribution Revisited; 5. Shame Creeps Through Guilt and Feels Like Retribution; 6. Repentance, Mercy, and Communicative Punishment; 7. Remorse, Apology, and Mercy; 8. The Case of Dostoevsky's General: Some Ruminations on Forgiving the Unforgivable; 9. Response to Neu, Zipursky, and Steiker |
| 10. Jealousy, Shame, and the Rival 11. Moral Reasons and the Limitations of Liberty; 12. The Elusive Nature of Human Dignity; 13. Kant on the "Right of Necessity" and other Defenses in the Law of Homicide; Index; | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This collection of essays presents Jeffrie G. Murphy's most recent ideas on punishment, forgiveness, and the emotions of resentment, shame, guilt, remorse, love, and jealousy. In Murphy's view, conscious rationales of principle -- such as crime control or giving others what in justice they deserve -- do not always drive our decisions to punish or condemn others for wrongdoing. Sometimes our decisions are in fact driven by powerful and rather base emotions such as malice, spite, envy, and cruelty. But our decisions to punish or condemn can also be driven by noble emotions. Indeed, if we punish |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Punishment and the moral emotions |
| ISBN: | 0-19-026757-7 |
| 1-283-42796-6 | |
| 9786613427960 | |
| 0-19-991015-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910457276303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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