Punishment and the moral emotions : essays in law, morality, and religion /

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Author / Creator:Murphy, Jeffrie G.
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Description:xxiii, 322 p. ; 22 cm.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8540560
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ISBN:9780199764396 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0199764395 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of 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