J.G. Murphy

Character, Liberty and Law

Kantian Essays in Theory and Practice

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy 3
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Netherlands
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-90-481-5110-3
• Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1998
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9789048151103
• ISBN-10: 9048151104
• Artikelnr.: 32104897

Inhaltsangabe

Lewis White Beck: A Brief Farewell.- Kant on Theory and Practice.- Human Decency and the Limitations of Kantianism.- Cognitive and Moral Obstacles to Imputation.- Repentance, Punishment, and Mercy.- Legal Moralism and Liberalism.- Freedom of Expression and the Arts.- Some Ruminations on Women, Violence, and the Criminal Law.- Indian Casinos and the Morality of Gambling.- Should Tenure Survive?.- Jean Hampton on Immorality, Self-Hatred, and Self-Forgiveness.- Forgiveness in Counseling: A Philosophical Perspective.- Index of Names.