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The Ethics of Proportionate Punishment. A Critical Investigation.
Jesper Ryberg
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Description for The Ethics of Proportionate Punishment. A Critical Investigation.
paperback. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
The philosophical discussion of state punishment is well on in years. In contrast with a large number of ethical problems which are concerned with right and wrong in relation to a narrowly specified area of human life and practice and which hav- at least since the early 70’s - been regarded as a legitimate part of philosophical thinking constituting the area of applied ethics, reflections on punishment can be traced much further back in the history of western philosophy. This is not surprising. That the stately mandated infliction of death, suffering, or deprivation on citizens should be met with hesitation ... Read more
The philosophical discussion of state punishment is well on in years. In contrast with a large number of ethical problems which are concerned with right and wrong in relation to a narrowly specified area of human life and practice and which hav- at least since the early 70’s - been regarded as a legitimate part of philosophical thinking constituting the area of applied ethics, reflections on punishment can be traced much further back in the history of western philosophy. This is not surprising. That the stately mandated infliction of death, suffering, or deprivation on citizens should be met with hesitation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Series
Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048166787
SKU
V9789048166787
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Reviews for The Ethics of Proportionate Punishment. A Critical Investigation.
From pre-publication reviews: `[This] book will (or at least, should) raise substantially the sophistication of discussion of proportion in punishment. Very seldom do I get to review a book before publication that I want to read again - and more carefully...The concept of proportional punishment, the manuscript's central concern, has received far less ... Read more