Punishment : A Philosophy and Public Affairs Reader

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Simmons, A. John
Other Authors: Beitz, Charles R., Cohen, Joshua, Cohen, Marshall
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1994.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover Page
  • Half-title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Justifications of Punishment
  • Marxism and Retribution
  • The Paradox of Punishment
  • The Right to Threaten and the Right to Punish
  • A Consensual Theory of Punishment
  • The Moral Education Theory of Punishment
  • Part II. Problems of Punishment
  • Equity and Mercy
  • Harm and Retribution
  • Locke and the Right to Punish
  • Part III. Capital Punishment
  • Capital Punishment and Deterrence: Some Considerations in Dialogue Form
  • Justice, Civilization, and the Death Penalty: Answering van den Haag
  • Does It Matter if the Death Penalty Is Arbitrarily Administered?
  • Refuting Reiman and Nathanson

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