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Punishment and Desert
John Kleinig
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Description for Punishment and Desert
paperback. Num Pages: 161 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKVP; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 278.
Superficial acquaintance with the literature on punishment leaves a fairly definite impression. There are two approaches to punishment - retributive and utilitarian - and while some attempts may be made to reconcile them, it is the former rather than the latter which requires the reconciliation. Taken by itself the retributive approach is primitive and unenlightened, falling short of the rational civilized humanitarian values which we have now acquired. Certainly this is the dominant impression left by 'popular' discussions of the subject. And retributive vs. utilitarian seems to be the mould in which most philosophical dis cussions are cast. The issues ... Read more
Superficial acquaintance with the literature on punishment leaves a fairly definite impression. There are two approaches to punishment - retributive and utilitarian - and while some attempts may be made to reconcile them, it is the former rather than the latter which requires the reconciliation. Taken by itself the retributive approach is primitive and unenlightened, falling short of the rational civilized humanitarian values which we have now acquired. Certainly this is the dominant impression left by 'popular' discussions of the subject. And retributive vs. utilitarian seems to be the mould in which most philosophical dis cussions are cast. The issues ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
161
Condition
New
Number of Pages
161
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401186186
SKU
V9789401186186
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