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The Decline of Mercy in Public Life (Paperback)
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The Decline of Mercy in Public Life (Paperback)
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The virtue of mercy is widely admired, but is now marginalized in
contemporary public life. Yet for centuries it held a secure place
in western public discourse without implying a necessary
contradiction with justice. Alex Tuckness and John M. Parrish ask
how and why this changed. Examining Christian and non-Christian
ancient traditions, along with Kantian and utilitarian strains of
thought, they offer a persuasive account of how our perception of
mercy has been transformed by Enlightenment conceptions of
impartiality and equality that place justice and mercy in tension.
Understanding the logic of this decline, they argue, will make it
possible to promote and defend a more robust role for mercy in
public life. Their study ranges from Homer to the late
Enlightenment and from ancient tragedies to medieval theologies to
contemporary philosophical texts, and will be valuable to readers
in political philosophy, political theory, and the philosophy of
law.
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