Bull, Malcolm
On Mercy
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691165332
- author:
- Bull, Malcolm
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 20.3 x 12.7 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction,Philosophy, Political,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
On Mercy explores the complex relationship between mercy and justice in politics. Since antiquity, mercy has been regarded as a virtue, but by the end of the eighteenth century, it had fallen out of favour.
The Enlightenment's rejection of mercy is examined by Malcolm Bull, who argues that this exclusion was based on idealised conceptions of rational self-interest and the limitations of political realism. However, Bull contends that recognition of mercy's foundational role in society can be a powerful tool for constraining the powerful and releasing the agency of the powerless.
On Mercy makes a persuasive case for returning mercy to the heart of political thought, challenging our thinking about society and the state. This book offers an important contribution to contemporary political philosophy from an inventive thinker.
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