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Defending the Common Good: Mercy and Punishment, from Stoicism to Christianity | Sarah Byers

Nov 6, 2018
Sarah Byers, an expert on Stoicism and Christianity, discusses the historical context of punishment in ancient Rome, contrasting Stoic and Christian views on compassion and punishment. The conversation covers tombstone inscriptions, philosophical perspectives on death and punishment, and explores the death penalty through historical and philosophical lenses. Augustine's revisions to Aristotelian taxonomy of virtues, especially emphasizing compassion as a virtue in the action category, are highlighted.
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