AQUINAS AND THE OBLIGATIONS OF MERCY
Contemporary philosophers often construe mercy as a supererogatory notion or a matter of punitive leniency. Yet it is false that no merciful actions are obligatory. Further, it is questionable whether mercy is really about punitive leniency, either exclusively or primarily. As an alternative to thes...
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Wiley-Blackwell
2009
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Journal of religious ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 37, Issue: 3, Pages: 449-471 |
Further subjects: | B
Obligation
B Aquinas B Almsgiving B Mercy B Charity |
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