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Wages of Evil : Dostoevsky and Punishment /
Dostoevsky's views on punishment are usually examined through the prism of his Christian commitments. For some, this means an orientation toward mercy; for others, an affirmation of suffering as a path to redemption. In this book, the author incorporates sources from philosophy, criminology, ps...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Evanston, Illinois :
Northwestern University Press,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Dostoevsky's views on punishment are usually examined through the prism of his Christian commitments. For some, this means an orientation toward mercy; for others, an affirmation of suffering as a path to redemption. In this book, the author incorporates sources from philosophy, criminology, psychology, and history to argue that Dostoevsky's thinking about punishment was shaped not only by his Christian ethics but also by the debates on penal theory and practice unfolding during his lifetime. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (256 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780810166271 |