Punishment, forgiveness, and mercy
Forgiveness and mercy are often thought of as acts that we perform or gifts that we bestow. In this essay the author focuses on character and explores the implications for punishment if one focuses on having a character that is merciful and forgiving in disposition. He argues that the tension that i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2020]
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Journal of law and religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-17 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Punishment
/ Forgiveness
/ Grace
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism XA Law |
| Further subjects: | B
Punishment
B Forgiveness B Humility B Love B Reform B Rehabilitation B Mercy B Kant |
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| Summary: | Forgiveness and mercy are often thought of as acts that we perform or gifts that we bestow. In this essay the author focuses on character and explores the implications for punishment if one focuses on having a character that is merciful and forgiving in disposition. He argues that the tension that is often thought to exist between justice, on the one hand, and forgiveness and mercy, on the other, is lessened by focusing on the virtue of having a forgiving and merciful character. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-3088 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/jlr.2019.38 |