Crime, Guilt, and Punishment

A Philosophical Introduction

Dados Bibliográficos

ID10697216
AutoresHugh Adam Bedau, C L Ten
Ano1991
Volume100
Fascículo1
Páginas133
Data de publicação1991-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Philosophical Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0031-8108 • E-ISSN: 1558-1470
EditoraJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2185524
OpenAlexW2009272382
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6

This book considers philosophical theories of punishment in the light of both abstract arguments and factual evidence about the effects of punishing offenders. The author links the moral justification of punishment by the state to more general issues about the nature of moral disagreements and our obligations to obey the law. He applies the discussion to problems about the punishment of a variety of offenders, including those who are mentally ill and dangerous, Nazi war riminals, 'negligent' rapists and drivers, and those who cause harm without being at fault. The author also considers whether the proper function of the criminal law is to prevent socially harmful acts or to punish moral wrongdoers; what the rationale of legal excuses is; and whether punishment should be replaced by some form of treatment of offenders. These and other issues are discussed in the context of a thorough and systematic survey of recent literature. Please note that the paperback edition only is available on inspection. Students of the philosophy of law, moral philosophy, jurisprudence, and political philosophy

Analytic philosophy · Contemporary philosophy · Criminology · Epistemology · General interest · Punishment (psychology) · Free Will and Agency · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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