On Mercy

On Mercy
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : 9780691217451
ISBN-13 : 0691217459
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Book Synopsis On Mercy by : Malcolm Bull

Download or read book On Mercy written by Malcolm Bull and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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