The philosophy of punishment / by Anthony Ellis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellis, Anthony.

Series:

St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs.

St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Punishment--Philosophy.

Punishment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Exeter : Imprint Academic, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The series, St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Life originates in the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, University of St Andrews and is under the general editorship of John Haldane. The series includes monographs, collections of essays and occasional anthologies of source material representing study in those areas of philosophy most relevant to topics of public importance, with the aim of advancing the contribution of philosophy in the discussion of these topics. In ...

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Body matter; 1: Theories of Punishment; 2: Simple Desert; 3: A Just Distribution; 4: Reform; 5: Denunciation; 6: Condemnation, Penance, and Reconciliation; 7: Externalist Theories and Self-Defence; 8: Externalism: Incapacitation and Deterrence; 9: The Deterrence Theory: Ends and Means; 10: The Deterrence Theory: The Limits of Punishment; Back matter; Bibliography; Also Available from Imprint Academic and Andrews UK

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-68973-1

1-84540-441-6

OCLC:

802051439