Ethics & Moral Philosophy

On Mercy

Name: On Mercy
Brand: Princeton University Press
SKU: 9780691217451
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Contributor(s): Bull, Malcolm Author Format: Paperback

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ISBN	9780691217451
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Publication date	April 2021
Language	English
MRP	£17.99 GBP
Page count	204
Item weight	50 g

Is mercy more important than justice?

Since antiquity, mercy has been regarded as a virtue. Yet by the end of the eighteenth century, mercy had been exiled from political life. In this book, Malcolm Bull analyses and challenges the Enlightenment's rejection of mercy. Political realism, Bull argues, demands recognition of the foundational role of mercy in society. If we are vulnerable to harm from others, we are in need of their mercy. By restoring the primacy of mercy over justice, we may constrain the powerful and release the agency of the powerless. An important contribution to political philosophy from an inventive thinker, On Mercy makes a persuasive case for returning this neglected virtue to the heart of political thought.

On Mercy

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Bull, Malcolm Author

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