Punishment and the moral emotions : essays in law, morality, and religion / Jeffrie G. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Jeffrie G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Punishment--Philosophy.

Punishment.

Punishment--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 322 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Essays in law, morality, and religion

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection of essays presents Jeffrie G. Murphy's most recent ideas on punishment, forgiveness, and the emotions of resentment, shame, guilt, remorse, love, and jealousy. In Murphy's view, conscious rationales of principle -- such as crime control or giving others what in justice they deserve -- do not always drive our decisions to punish or condemn others for wrongdoing. Sometimes our decisions are in fact driven by powerful and rather base emotions such as malice, spite, envy, and cruelty. But our decisions to punish or condemn can also be driven by noble emotions.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-020870-8

0-19-026757-7

1-283-42796-6

9786613427960

0-19-991015-4

OCLC:

773827952