Why Punish? by Nigel Walker

Why Punish? by Nigel Walker

In this look at justifications for punishment, the author encourages people to take an "amphibian" approach to the issues: to walk on dry land and look at the realities of sentencing and to swim in the deep waters, where moral philosophers lurk, exploring the fundamental concerns. He argues that the modern retributive theory of punishment has not solved the problems of the classical utilitarian approach and has indeed created new ones of its own. Having researched these problems and discussed them with judges, magistrates, jurists, philosophers and prisoners, he distinguishes rhetoric from hard reasoning and shows that attempts at intellectual compromises between utilitarians and retributivists do not stand up to close examination. The book also deals with aspects normally left to theologians, such as remorse and forgiveness, and with the humanitarian movement.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9780192892195
ISBN 10	0192892193
Titel	Why Punish?
Autor	Nigel Walker
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1991-08-01
Seitenanzahl	182
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
Hinweis	Nicht verfügbar