The Ethics Of Proportionate Punishment

Author : Jesper Ryberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781402025549

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The Ethics of Proportionate Punishment by Jesper Ryberg Pdf

The philosophical discussion of state punishment is well on in years. In contrast with a large number of ethical problems which are concerned with right and wrong in relation to a narrowly specified area of human life and practice and which hav- at least since the early 70’s - been regarded as a legitimate part of philosophical thinking constituting the area of applied ethics, reflections on punishment can be traced much further back in the history of western philosophy. This is not surprising. That the stately mandated infliction of death, suffering, or deprivation on citizens should be met with hesitation - from which ethical reflections may depar- seems obvious. Such a practice certainly calls for some persuasive justification. It is therefore natural that reflective minds have for a long time devoted attention to punishment and that the question of how a penal system can be justified has constituted the central question in philosophical discussion. Though it would certainly be an exaggeration to claim that the justification question is the only aspect of punishment with which philosophers have been concerned, there has in most periods been a clear tendency to regard this as the cardinal issue. Comparatively much less attention has been devoted to the more precise questions of how, and how much, criminals should be punished for their respective wrong-doings. This may, of course, be due to several reasons.

Author : Jesper Ryberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9401751102

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The Ethics of Proportionate Punishment by Jesper Ryberg Pdf

Author : J. Angelo Corlett
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789400707764

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Responsibility and Punishment by J. Angelo Corlett Pdf

This volume provides discussions of both the concept of responsibility and of punishment, and of both individual and collective responsibility. It provides in-depth Socratic and Kantian bases for a new version of retributivism, and defends that version against the main criticisms that have been raised against retributivism in general. It includes chapters on criminal recidivism and capital punishment, as well as one on forgiveness, apology and punishment that is congruent with the basic precepts of the new retributivism defended therein. Finally, chapters on corporate responsibility and punishment are included, with a closing chapter on holding the U.S. accountable for its most recent invasion and occupation of Iraq. The book is well-focused but also presents the widest ranging set of topics of any book of its kind as it demonstrates how the concepts of responsibility and punishment apply to some of the most important problems of our time. “This is one of the best books on punishment, and the Fourth Edition continues its tradition of excellence. The book connects punishment importantly to moral responsibility and desert, and it is comprehensive in its scope, both addressing abstract, theoretical issues and applied issues as well. The topics treated include collective responsibility, apology, forgiveness, capital punishment, and war crimes. Highly recommended.”—John Martin Fischer, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside.

Author : Walter Hamilton Moberly
Publisher : London : Faber
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Ethics
ISBN : 0208007148

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The Ethics of Punishment by Walter Hamilton Moberly Pdf

Author : J. Ryberg,J. Corlett
Publisher : Springer
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780230290624

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Punishment and Ethics by J. Ryberg,J. Corlett Pdf

A collection of original contributions by philosophers working in the ethics of punishment, gathering new perspectives on various challenging topics including punishment and forgiveness, dignity, discrimination, public opinion, torture, rehabilitation, and restitution.

Author : Andrew Von Hirsch,Andrew Ashworth
Publisher : Oxford Monographs on Criminal
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199272603

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Proportionate Sentencing by Andrew Von Hirsch,Andrew Ashworth Pdf

This book is about the principle of proportionality--the principle that a sentence should be proportionate to the seriousness of the offense committed. Although the principle has often been discussed, this book breaks new ground by examining more fully the detailed arguments for the theory and for applying it to a range of situations including young offenders, dangerous offenders and socially deprived offenders. The authors are well known for their previous writings on proportionality theory, and this book broadens the theory to deal with important contemporary issues in crime and punishment.

Author : Matthew H. Kramer
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191018497

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The Ethics of Capital Punishment by Matthew H. Kramer Pdf

Debate has long been waged over the morality of capital punishment, with standard arguments in its favour being marshalled against familiar arguments that oppose the practice. In The Ethics of Capital Punishment, Matthew Kramer takes a fresh look at the philosophical arguments on which the legitimacy of the death penalty stands or falls, and he develops a novel justification of that penalty for a limited range of cases. The book pursues both a project of critical debunking of the familiar rationales for capital punishment and a project of partial vindication. The critical part presents some accessible and engaging critiques of major arguments that have been offered in support of the death penalty. These chapters, suitable for use in teaching courses on capital punishment, valuably take issue with positions at the heart of contemporary debates over the morality of such punishment. The book then presents an original justification for executing truly terrible criminals, a justification that is free-standing rather than an aspect or offshoot of a general theory of punishment. Its purgative rationale, which has not heretofore been propounded in any current philosophical and practical debates over the death penalty, derives from a philosophical reconception of the nature of evil and the nature of defilement. As the book contributes to philosophical discussions of those phenomena, it also contributes importantly to general normative ethics with sustained reflections on the differences between consequentialist approaches to punishment and deontological approaches. Above all, the volume contributes to the philosophy of criminal law with a fresh rationale for the use of the death penalty and with probing assessments of all the major theories of punishment that have been broached by jurists and philosophers for centuries. Although the book is a work of philosophy by a professional philosopher, it is readily accessible to readers who have not studied philosophy. It will stir both philosophers and anyone engaged with the death penalty to reconsider whether the institution of capital punishment can be an appropriate response to extreme evil.

Author : Antony Duff
Publisher : Dartmouth Publishing Company
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015028878034

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Punishment by Antony Duff Pdf

This philosophical work on punishment includes coverage of retributivisms, moral education and reform, consequentialism and rights, sentencing and how to make the punishment fit the crime, abolitionism and sociological perspectives.

Author : Christopher Heath Wellman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190274764

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Rights Forfeiture and Punishment by Christopher Heath Wellman Pdf

In Rights Forfeiture and Punishment, Christopher Heath Wellman argues that those who seek to defend the moral permissibility of punishment should shift their focus from general justifying aims to moral side constraints. On Wellman's view, punishment is permissible just in case the wrongdoer has forfeited her right against punishment

Author : Oxford University Press
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199808656

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Applied Ethics: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide by Oxford University Press Pdf

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of social work find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated related. This ebook is a static version of an article from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Philosophy, a dynamic, continuously updated, online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through scholarship and other materials relevant to the study Philosophy. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.oxfordbibligraphies.com.

Author : Thom Brooks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781315527758

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Punishment by Thom Brooks Pdf

Punishment is a topic of increasing importance for citizens and policymakers. Why should we punish criminals? Which theory of punishment is most compelling? Is the death penalty ever justified? These questions and many more are examined in this highly engaging and accessible guide. Punishment is a critical introduction to the philosophy of punishment, offering a new and refreshing approach that will benefit readers of all backgrounds and interests. The first comprehensive critical guide to examine all leading contemporary theories of punishments, this book explores – among others – retribution, the communicative theory of punishment, restorative justice and the unified theory of punishment. Thom Brooks applies these theories to several case studies in detail, including capital punishment, juvenile offending and domestic violence. Punishment highlights the problems and prospects of different approaches in order to argue for a more pluralistic and compelling perspective that is novel and ground-breaking. This second edition has extensive revisions and updates to all chapters, including an all-new chapter on the unified theory substantively redrafted and new chapters on cyber-crimes and social media as well as corporate crimes. Punishment is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students in philosophy, criminal justice, criminology, justice studies, law, political science and sociology.

Author : Adam J. Kolber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780197672778

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Punishment for the Greater Good by Adam J. Kolber Pdf

Punishment for the Greater Good examines the justification of punishment in the here and now, recognizing that we are uncertain about matters of both fact and value. With over ten million people incarcerated around the world, we don't have time to wait for the perfect moral theory: Kolber shows how to do the best we can with what we already know.

Author : J.G. Murphy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1979-07-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789027709998

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Retribution, Justice, And Therapy by J.G. Murphy Pdf

One might legitimately ask what reasons other than vanity could prompt an author to issue a collection of his previously published essays. The best reason, I think, is the belief that the essays hang together in such a way that, as a book, they produce a whole which is in a sense greater than the sum of its parts. When this happens, as I hope it does in the present case, it is because the essays pursue related themes in such a way that, together, they at least form a start toward the development of a systematic theory on the common foundations supporting the particular claims in the particular articles. With respect to this collection, the essays can all be read as particular ways of pursuing the following general pattern of thought: that a commitment to justice and a respect for rights (and not social utility) must be the foundation of any morally acceptable legal order; that a social contractarian model is the best way to illuminate this foundation; that a retributive theory of punish ment is the only theory of punishment resting on such a foundation and thus is the only morally acceptable theory of punishment; that the twentieth century's faddish movement toward a "scientific" or therapeutic response to crime runs grave risks of undermining the foundations of justice and rights on which the legal order ought to rest; and, finally, that the legitimate worry about the tendency of the behavioral sciences to undermine the values of

Author : Mirko Bageric
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2001-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135339807

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Punishment & Sentencing by Mirko Bageric Pdf

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Patrick Lenta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351626316

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Corporal Punishment by Patrick Lenta Pdf

The aim of this book is to assess the moral permissibility of corporal punishment and to enquire into whether or not it ought to be legally prohibited. Against the widespread view that corporal punishment is morally legitimate and should be legally permitted provided it falls short of abuse, Patrick Lenta argues that all corporal punishment, even parental spanking, is morally impermissible and ought to be legally proscribed. The advantages claimed for corporal punishment over alternative disciplinary techniques, he contends, are slight or speculative and are far outweighed by its disadvantages. He presents, in addition, a rights-based case against corporal punishment, arguing that children possess certain fundamental rights that all corporal punishment of them violates, namely the right to security of the person and the right not to be subjected to degrading punishment. Lenta’s approach is unique in that it engages with empirical literature in the social sciences in order to fully examine the emotional and psychological effects of corporal punishment on children. Corporal Punishment: A Philosophical Assessment is a philosophically rigorous and engaging treatment of a hitherto neglected topic in applied ethics and social philosophy.