Description: Further DetailsTitle: Getting EvenCondition: NewSubtitle: Forgiveness and Its LimitsISBN-10: 0195178556EAN: 9780195178555ISBN: 9780195178555Publisher: Oxford University Press IncFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 01/06/2005Description: We have all been victims of wrongdoing. Forgiving that wrongdoing is one of the staples of current pop psychology dogma; it is seen as a universal prescription for moral and mental health in the self-help and recovery section of bookstores. At the same time, personal vindictiveness as a rule is seen as irrational and immoral. In many ways, our thinking on these issues is deeply inconsistent; we value forgiveness yet at the same time now use victim-impact statements to argue for harsher penalties for criminals. Do we have a right to hate others for what they have done to us? The distinguished philosopher and law professor Jeffrie Murphy is a skeptic when it comes to our views on both emotions. In this short and accessible book, he proposes that vindictive emotions (anger, resentment, and the desire for revenge) actually deserve a more legitimate place in our emotional, social, and legal lives than we currently recognize, while forgiveness deserves to be more selectively granted. Murphy grounds his views on careful analysis of the nature of forgiveness, a subtle understanding of the psychology of anger and resentment, and a fine appreciation of the ethical issues of self-respect and self-defense. He also uses accessible examples from law, literature, and religion to make his points. Providing a nuanced approach to a proper understanding of the place of our strongest emotions in moral, political, and personal life, and using lucid, easily understood prose, this volume is a classic example of philosophical thinking applied to a thorny everyday problem.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 209mmItem Length: 140mmItem Width: 12mmItem Weight: 282gAuthor: Jeffrie G. MurphyGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2005 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Getting Even
Title: Getting Even
Subtitle: Forgiveness and Its Limits
ISBN-10: 0195178556
EAN: 9780195178555
ISBN: 9780195178555
Release Date: 01/06/2005
Release Year: 2005
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Getting Even : Forgiveness and Its Limits
Number of Pages: 152 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2004
Topic: General, Criminal Law / General
Item Height: 0.4 in
Genre: Law, Self-Help
Item Weight: 7.1 Oz
Item Length: 5.5 in
Author: Jeffrie G. Murphy
Item Width: 8.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
