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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Главный автор: Murphy, Jeffrie G. (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: [2020]
В: Journal of law and religion
Год: 2020, Том: 35, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 5-17
Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности):B Штраф <мотив> / Извинение (мотив) / Милость
Индексация IxTheo:AB Философия религии
XA Право
Другие ключевые слова:B Punishment
B Forgiveness
B Humility
B Реформа (мотив)
B Love
B Реабилитация
B Mercy
B Kant
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Итог: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.
ISSN:2163-3088
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/jlr.2019.38