Decline of Mercy in Public Life

Auteur: Tuckness, Alex (Iowa State University)
Editeur: Cambridge University Press
This study explores why mercy, once prominent, is now rarely invoked in contemporary political discourse. Covering thought from Homer to the late Enlightenment, and including treatment of Buddhist, Islamic, and Eastern Orthodox traditions, this book will be valuable to students of political philosophy, political theory, and the philosophy of law.

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This study explores why mercy, once prominent, is now rarely invoked in contemporary political discourse. Covering thought from Homer to the late Enlightenment, and including treatment of Buddhist, Islamic, and Eastern Orthodox traditions, this book will be valuable to students of political philosophy, political theory, and the philosophy of law.
ISBN / EAN 9781107661134
Auteur Tuckness, Alex (Iowa State University)
Editeur Cambridge University Press