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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 fro" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Malcolm BullPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691217451ISBN 10: 0691217459 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 20 April 2021 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsOne of New Statesman's Books of the Year 2019 Author InformationMalcolm Bull is Professor of Art and the History of Ideas at the University of Oxford and a Senior Associate Research Fellow of Christ Church, Oxford. He is the author of books on Vico and Nietzsche. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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