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Punishment: The Supposed Justifications Revisited
Ted Honderich
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Description for Punishment: The Supposed Justifications Revisited
Paperback. New edition of a classic work exploring the philosophical justifications for our penal system. 'A pleasure to read.' TLS Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 334.
Ted Honderich's Punishment is the best-known book on the justifications put forward for state punishment.
This enlarged and developed edition brings his writing to a new audience. With new chapters on determinism and responsibility, plus a new conclusion, the book also remains true to its original realism about almost all talk of retribution and proportionality. Honderich investigates all the commonsensical notions of why and when punishment is morally necessary, engaging with the language of public debate by politicians and other public figures. Honderich then puts forward his own argument that punishment is legitimate when it ... Read more
Ted Honderich's Punishment is the best-known book on the justifications put forward for state punishment.
This enlarged and developed edition brings his writing to a new audience. With new chapters on determinism and responsibility, plus a new conclusion, the book also remains true to its original realism about almost all talk of retribution and proportionality. Honderich investigates all the commonsensical notions of why and when punishment is morally necessary, engaging with the language of public debate by politicians and other public figures. Honderich then puts forward his own argument that punishment is legitimate when it ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745321318
SKU
V9780745321318
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99-29
About Ted Honderich
Ted Honderich is Grote is Professor Emeritus at University College London and author of numerous books on philosophy including After the Terror (EUP, 2002), How Free Are You? (OUP, 2001), editor of The Philosophers (OUP, 2001) and Conservatism (Pluto, 2005).
Reviews for Punishment: The Supposed Justifications Revisited
'Invaluable for anyone who wants to start thinking seriously about what justifies punishment, not only because it surveys a high proportion of the classical literature but because it connects theories in broad yet subtle ways'
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