The Philosophy Of Punishment

Author : Rob Canton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781350306059

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Why Punish? by Rob Canton Pdf

Why do we punish? Is it because only punishment can achieve justice for victims and 'right the wrong' of a crime? Or is it justified because it reduces crime, by deterring potential offenders, offering rehabilitative treatment to others and incapacitating the most dangerous? The complex answers to this enduring question vary across time and place, and are directly linked to people's personal, cultural, social, religious and ethical commitments and even their sense of identity. This unique introduction to the philosophy of punishment provides a systematic analysis of the themes of retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, incapacitation and restorative justice. Integrating philosophical, sociological, political and ethical perspectives, it provides a thorough and wide-ranging discussion of the purposes, meanings and justifications of punishment for crime and the extent to which punishment does, could or should live up to what it claims to achieve. Why Punish? challenges criminology and criminal justice students as well as policy makers, judges, magistrates and criminal justice practitioners to think more critically about the role of punishment and the moral principles that underpin it. Bridging abstract theory with the realities of practice, Rob Canton asks what better punishment would look like and how it can be achieved.

Author : Arthur Shuster
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442647282

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Punishment and the History of Political Philosophy by Arthur Shuster Pdf

In Punishment and the History of Political Philosophy, Arthur Shuster offers an insightful study of punishment in the works of Plato, Hobbes, Montesquieu, Beccaria, Kant, and Foucault.

Author : Peter Karl Koritansky
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780813218830

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Thomas Aquinas and the Philosophy of Punishment by Peter Karl Koritansky Pdf

Peter Karl Koritansky is assistant professor of philosophy and religion at the University of Prince Edward Island.

Author : Harry Burrows Acton
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Law
ISBN : UCAL:B4362573

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The Philosophy of Punishment by Harry Burrows Acton Pdf

Author : Gertrude Ezorsky
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1972-06-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438402222

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Philosophical Perspectives on Punishment by Gertrude Ezorsky Pdf

"Punishment," writes J. E. McTaggart, " is pain and to inflict pain on any person obviously [requires] justification." But if the need to justify punishment is obvious, the manner of doing so is not. Philosophers have developed an array of diverse, often conflicting arguments to justify punitive institutions. Gertrude Ezorsky introduces this source book of significant historical and contemporary philosophical writings on problems of punishment with her own article, "The Ethics of Punishment." She brings together systematically the important papers and relevant studies from psychology, law, and literature, and organizes them under five subtopics: concepts of punishment, the justification of punishment, strict liability, the death penalty, and alternatives to punishment. Under these general headings forty-two papers are presented to give philosophical perspectives on punishment. Included are many (e.g., John Stuart Mill's defense of capital punishment) not generally available. This book brings together in a single volume the views of such diverse writers as Plato, St. Thomas Aquinas, Samuel Butler, Karl Marx, and Lady Barbara Wooten. Others are J. Andenaes, K. G. Armstrong, John Austin, Kurt Baier, Jeremy Bentham, F. H. Bradley, Richard Brandt, Clarence Darrow, A. C. Ewing, Joel Feinberg, "The Hon. Mr. Gilpin," H. L. A. Hart, G. W. F. Hegel, Thomas Hobbs, Immanuel Kant, J. D. Mabbott, H. J. McCloskey, J. E. McTaggart, R. Martinson, G. E. Moore, Herbert Morris, Anthony Quinton, D. Daiches Raphael, H. Rashdall, John Rawls, W. D. Ross, Royal Commission on Capital Punishment Report 1949–53, George Bernard Shaw, T. L. S. Sprigge, and R. Wasserstrom.

Author : Anthony Ellis
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781845404406

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The Philosophy of Punishment by Anthony Ellis Pdf

The series, St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Life originates in the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, University of St Andrews and is under the general editorship of John Haldane. The series includes monographs, collections of essays and occasional anthologies of source material representing study in those areas of philosophy most relevant to topics of public importance, with the aim of advancing the contribution of philosophy in the discussion of these topics. In this volume, the author sets aside the usual division between theories of punishment that do or do not focus on retribution. In its place he proposes and explores the distinction between internalist and externalist theories. The final chapter discusses the deterrent value of punishment.

Author : Patrick Lenta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,6 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.

Author : Thom Brooks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,6 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 : Whitley R.P. Kaufman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789400748453

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Honor and Revenge: A Theory of Punishment by Whitley R.P. Kaufman Pdf

This book addresses the problem of justifying the institution of criminal punishment. It examines the “paradox of retribution”: the fact that we cannot seem to reject the intuition that punishment is morally required, and yet we cannot (even after two thousand years of philosophical debate) find a morally legitimate basis for inflicting harm on wrongdoers. The book comes at a time when a new “abolitionist” movement has arisen, a movement that argues that we should give up the search for justification and accept that punishment is morally unjustifiable and should be discontinued immediately. This book, however, proposes a new approach to the retributive theory of punishment, arguing that it should be understood in its traditional formulation that has been long forgotten or dismissed: that punishment is essentially a defense of the honor of the victim. Properly understood, this can give us the possibility of a legitimate moral justification for the institution of punishment.​

Author : Michael J. Zimmerman
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781554810550

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The Immorality of Punishment by Michael J. Zimmerman Pdf

In The Immorality of Punishment Michael Zimmerman argues forcefully that not only our current practice but indeed any practice of legal punishment is deeply morally repugnant, no matter how vile the behaviour that is its target. Despite the fact that it may be difficult to imagine a state functioning at all, let alone well, without having recourse to punishing those who break its laws, Zimmerman makes a timely and compelling case for the view that we must seek and put into practice alternative means of preventing crime and promoting social stability.

Author : Michel Foucault
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307819291

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Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault Pdf

A brilliant work from the most influential philosopher since Sartre. In this indispensable work, a brilliant thinker suggests that such vaunted reforms as the abolition of torture and the emergence of the modern penitentiary have merely shifted the focus of punishment from the prisoner's body to his soul.

Author : H. B. Acton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:65945617

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The Philosophy of Punishment by H. B. Acton Pdf

Author : Mary Margaret Mackenzie
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0520056248

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Plato on Punishment by Mary Margaret Mackenzie Pdf

Author : Matthew C. Altman
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 801 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783031118746

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The Palgrave Handbook on the Philosophy of Punishment by Matthew C. Altman Pdf

This Handbook provides a comprehensive survey of major topics in the philosophy of punishment from many of the field’s leading scholars. Key features Presents a history of punishment theory from ancient times to the present. Evaluates the main proposed justifications of punishment, including retributivism, general and specific deterrence theories, mixed theories, expressivism, societal-defense theory, fair play theory, rights forfeiture theory, and the public health-quarantine model. Discusses sentencing, proportionality, policing, prosecution, and the role punishment plays in the context of the state. Examines advances in neuroscience and debates about whether free will skepticism undermines the justifiability of punishment. Considers forgiveness, restorative justice, and calls to abolish punishment. Addresses pressing social issues such as mass incarceration, juvenile justice, punitive torture, the death penalty, and “cruel and unusual” punishment. · With its unmatched breadth and depth, this book is essential reading for scholars who want to keep abreast of the field and for advanced students wishing to explore the frontiers of the subject.

Author : H. L. A. Hart
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191021770

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Punishment and Responsibility by H. L. A. Hart Pdf

This classic collection of essays, first published in 1968, has had an enduring impact on academic and public debates about criminal responsibility and criminal punishment. Forty years on, its arguments are as powerful as ever. H.L.A. Hart offers an alternative to retributive thinking about criminal punishment that nevertheless preserves the central distinction between guilt and innocence. He also provides an account of criminal responsibility that links the distinction between guilt and innocence closely to the ideal of the rule of law, and thereby attempts to by-pass unnerving debates about free will and determinism. Always engaged with live issues of law and public policy, Hart makes difficult philosophical puzzles accessible and immediate to a wide range of readers. For this new edition, otherwise a reproduction of the original, John Gardner adds an introduction engaging critically with Hart's arguments, and explaining the continuing importance of Hart's ideas in spite of the intervening revival of retributive thinking in both academic and policy circles. Unavailable for ten years, the new edition of Punishment and Responsibility makes available again the central text in the field for a new generation of academics, students and professionals engaged in criminal justice and penal policy.