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ON MERCY by Bull Malcolm
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
Is mercy more important than justice? Since antiquity, mercy has been regarded as a virtue. Yet by the end of the eighteenth century, mercy had been exiled from political life. In this book, Malcolm Bull analyses and challenges the Enlightenment's rejection of mercy. Political realism, Bull argues, ...Show more
On Mercy by Bull, Malcolm
$48.99 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
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 . ...Show more
The Mirror of the Gods: Classical Mythology in Renaissance Art by Malcolm Bull
$26.95 AUD
Category: Photography
Perhaps the single most revolutionary aspect of the Renaissance was the re-emergence of the gods and goddesses of antiquity. This book surveys this phenomenon and takes the story from the Renaissance to the Baroque. Each chapter focuses on a particular god and recounts the tales about that deity, as the ...Show more
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