Why Punish? - Couverture souple

Walker, Nigel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0192892193 ISBN 13 : 9780192892195

Editeur : Oxford Paperbacks, 1991

Synopsis

In this look at justifications for punishment, the author encourages people to take an "amphibian" approach to the issues: to walk on dry land and look at the realities of sentencing and to swim in the deep waters, where moral philosophers lurk, exploring the fundamental concerns. He argues that the modern retributive theory of punishment has not solved the problems of the classical utilitarian approach and has indeed created new ones of its own. Having researched these problems and discussed them with judges, magistrates, jurists, philosophers and prisoners, he distinguishes rhetoric from hard reasoning and shows that attempts at intellectual compromises between utilitarians and retributivists do not stand up to close examination. The book also deals with aspects normally left to theologians, such as remorse and forgiveness, and with the humanitarian movement.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0192892193
• ISBN 13: 9780192892195
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 182
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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