Platonism and penology
James Mill's attempted synthesis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4002980 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Terence Ball (University of Minnesota, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 222-229 |
| Publication date | 1982-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-5061 • E-ISSN: 1520-6696 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1520-6696(198207)18:3<222::aid-jhbs2300180303>3.0.co;2-i |
| PMID | 11608340 |
| OpenAlex | W1994313227 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The modern science of penology owes much to the English Utilitarians, and to Bentham and his erstwhile disciple James Mill in particular. I argue that James Mill's views on crime and punishment are, contrary to the conventional view, not simply those of a Benthamite Utilitarian; they are, rather, distinctively Platonist. James Mill's penological theory reveals, upon closer examination, a deep and pervasive debt to Plato. The upshot of this discovery is that the roots and rationale of modern penology are older and deeper than is commonly supposed, and that Plato's presence pervades the theory, practice, and justification of that punitive discipline.
Archaeology · Criminology · Epistemology · Jeremy bentham · Mill · Penology · Platonism · Political science · Punishment (psychology) · Punitive damages · Sociology · Historical and Scientific Studies · History · Law · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2025 (28) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |