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Philosophy, Crime, and Criminology
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Description for Philosophy, Crime, and Criminology
Paperback. Represents the attempt to unpack the philosophical foundations of crime in Western culture. Utilizing the insights of ontology, epistemology, aesthetics, and ethics, this book demonstrates how the reality of crime is informed by a number of implicit assumptions about the human condition and un-stated values about civil society. Editor(s): Arrigo, Bruce A.; Williams, Christopher R. (State University of West Georgia). Series: Critical Perspectives in Criminology. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Philosophy, Crime, and Criminology represents the first systematic attempt to unpack the philosophical foundations of crime in Western culture. Utilizing the insights of ontology, epistemology, aesthetics, and ethics, contributors demonstrate how the reality of crime is informed by a number of implicit assumptions about the human condition and unstated values about civil society.
Philosophy, Crime, and Criminology represents the first systematic attempt to unpack the philosophical foundations of crime in Western culture. Utilizing the insights of ontology, epistemology, aesthetics, and ethics, contributors demonstrate how the reality of crime is informed by a number of implicit assumptions about the human condition and unstated values about civil society.
Charting a provocative and original direction, editors Bruce A. Arrigo and Christopher R. Williams couple theoretically oriented chapters with those centered on application and case study. In doing so, they develop an insightful, sensible, and accessible approach for a philosophical criminology in step with the political ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
Series
Critical Perspectives in Criminology
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252072895
SKU
V9780252072895
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About Arrigo
Bruce A. Arrigo is a professor of crime, law, and society and the former chair of the department of criminal justice at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is the author of Social Justice/Criminal Justice and many other books. Christopher R. Williams is an associate professor of criminology at the University of West Georgia. He is the coauthor ... Read more
Reviews for Philosophy, Crime, and Criminology
"This book is a wonderful read, and the first of its kind. It should be required of anybody who calls himself or herself a 'criminologist.' I think this work will be exciting and stimulating for students, and in this sense, it is a heuristic masterpiece! Such a book has been long overdue!"
Gregg Barak, author of Integrating Criminologies "This book ... Read more
Gregg Barak, author of Integrating Criminologies "This book ... Read more