Character, Liberty and Law: Kantian Essays in Theory and Practice / Edition 1

by J.G. Murphy

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792352754
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	10/31/1998
Series:	Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy , #3
Edition description:	1998
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Lewis White Beck: A Brief Farewell.- Kant on Theory and Practice.- Human Decency and the Limitations of Kantianism.- Cognitive and Moral Obstacles to Imputation.- Repentance, Punishment, and Mercy.- Legal Moralism and Liberalism.- Freedom of Expression and the Arts.- Some Ruminations on Women, Violence, and the Criminal Law.- Indian Casinos and the Morality of Gambling.- Should Tenure Survive?.- Jean Hampton on Immorality, Self-Hatred, and Self-Forgiveness.- Forgiveness in Counseling: A Philosophical Perspective.- Index of Names.