On Mercy

by Malcolm Bull

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Is mercy more important than justice?

Since antiquity, mercy has been regarded as a virtue. The power of monarchs was legitimated by their acts of clemency, their mercy demonstrating their divine nature. Yet by the end of the eighteenth century, mercy had become "an injustice committed against society . . . a manifest vice." Mercy was exiled from political life. How did this happen?

In this book, Malcolm Bull analyses and challenges...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691165335

ISBN13:9780691165332

Release Date:May 2019

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.2" x 8.1"

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