On Mercy

by Malcolm Bull

Book Overview

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"