212 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
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Evils, both large and small, are a constant feature of human life. This book is about responding to them and in particular about responding to moral evils, that is, those produced by the deliberate acts of human beings. Prominent in our repertoire of responses to moral evil are forgiveness and punishment, and these, with the numerous conceptual and moral problems they raise, are at the heart of... Read more
Contents: Prefatory note; The idea of evil; The nature of forgiveness; Forgiveness and utility; Some problems about forgiveness; Mercy; Revenge and resentment; The good of punishment; Punishment, excuses and mitigating conditions; Moral responsibility and the Holocaust; Punishment, pardon and time lapse; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Geoffrey Scarre is a Reader and Head of Department of Philosophy at the University of Durham, UK.
'... a clear, readable and thorough account of the very considerable quantity of work recently published on those topics, in particular on forgiveness.' Philosophical Investigations
