Ebook: Character, Liberty, and Law: Kantian Essays in Theory and Practice
Author: Jeffrie G. Murphy (auth.)
- Tags: Ontology, Philosophy of Law, Criminal Law, Modern Philosophy, Theories of Law Philosophy of Law Legal History, Philosophy of Religion
- Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy 3
- Year: 1998
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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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 RetributionReconsidered. 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.