Punishment and ethics
Subtitle: new perspectives
By: edited by Jesper Ryberg, J. Angelo Corlett
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Houndsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780230240971; 9780230290624
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Punishment
Description: This collection of original contributions by philosophers working in the ethics of punishment presents the reader with new perspectives on various interesting and relevant topics including: punishment and discrimination, punishment and forgiveness, punishment and rehabilitation, punishment and public opinion, punishment and restitution, punishment and tortur, e punishment and dignity /from the publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Punishment and the Socratic roots of retributivism / J. Angelo Corlett; title: Punishment and British idealism / Thom Brooks; title: Punishment and restitution / David B. Hershenov; title: Punishment and rehabilitation / Christopher Bennett; title: Punishment and the measurement of severity / Jesper Ryberg; title: Punishment and forgiveness / Leo Zaibert; title: Punishment and dignity / Thomas S. Petersen; title: Punishment and torture / Stephen Kershnar; title: Punishment and public opinion / Jesper Ryberg; title: Punishment and discrimination / Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen.