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.

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Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

Jeffrie G. Murphy

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Book Title: Character, Liberty and Law
Book Subtitle: Kantian Essays in Theory and Practice
Authors: Jeffrie G. Murphy
Series Title: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9066-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 1998
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-5275-4Published: 31 October 1998
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5110-3Published: 08 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-9066-2Published: 09 March 2013
Series ISSN: 1387-6678
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0323
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 242
Topics: Ontology, Philosophy of Law, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law, Modern Philosophy, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History, Philosophy of Religion

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