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The philosophy of punishment /

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 ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ellis, Anthony (Anthony J.) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Exeter ; Charlottesville, VA : Imprint Academic, ©2012.
Series:St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Theories of punishment
  • Simple desert
  • A just distribution
  • Reform
  • Denunciation
  • Condemnation, penance, and reconciliation
  • Externalist theories and self-defence
  • Externalism: incapacitation and deterrence
  • The deterrence theory: ends and means
  • The deterrence theory: the limits of punishment.