German idealism and the concept of punishment /

Against the background of early modernism - a period that justified punishment by general deterrence - Kant is usually thought to represent a radical turn towards retributivism. For Kant, and later for Fichte and Hegel, a just punishment respects the humanity inherent in the criminal, and serves no...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Merle, Jean-Christophe
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Series:Modern European philosophy.
Subjects:
Kant, Immanuel, > 1724-1804.
Kant, Immanuel, > 1724-1804
Punishment > Philosophy.
Criminal law > Philosophy.
Idealism, German.
Idéalisme allemand.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Criminal law > Philosophy
Idealism, German
Punishment > Philosophy
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The two Kantian concepts of right
  • Kant's legal justification of punishment
  • Kant's moral justification of punishment
  • Fichte's "expiation contract"
  • Hegel's "negation of crime"
  • Nietzsche and punishment without remorse
  • What is the purpose of punishing crimes against humanity?

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