Punishment and the Moral Emotions: Essays in Law, Morality, and Religion

New York, US: Oup Usa (2012)
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The essays in this collection explore, from philosophical and religious perspectives, a variety of moral emotions and their relationship to punishment and condemnation or to decisions to lessen punishment or condemnation.

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Moral Epistemology, the Retributive Emotions, and the “Clumsy Moral Philosophy” of Jesus Christ

This chapter refutes Michael Moore's moral epistemology as the counter to what Nietzsche calls ressentiment—a word encompassing the base passions, such as malice, spite, and envy. Nietzsche argues that retributive justice is often based on this ressentiment rather than any morally good mot... see more

Kant on the “Right of Necessity” and other Defenses in the Law of Homicide

This chapter evaluates the three claims made by Kant with respect to criminal defenses to homicide: the claim that a soldier who kills in a duel should not be punished as a capital murder; that a woman who kills her illegitimate baby should not be likewise punished; and that there is no ju... see more

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