Punishment and the History of Political Philosophy : From Classical Republicanism to the Crisis of Modern Criminal Justice / Arthur Shuster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shuster, Arthur, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Punishment--Philosophy.

Punishment.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Philosophy.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Punishment--Moral and ethical aspects.

Punishment--Political aspects.

Genre:

Libros electronicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In Punishment and the History of Political Philosophy, Arthur Shuster offers an insightful study of punishment in the works of Plato, Hobbes, Montesquieu, Beccaria, Kant, and Foucault. Through careful interpretation of their key texts, he argues that continuing tensions over retribution's role in punishment reflect the shift in political philosophy from classical republicanism to modern notions of individual natural rights and the social contract."-- From publisher's website

Contents:

Introduction

The problem of punishment and the limits of reform in Plato's Laws

Modern natural right and punishment in Hobbes's Leviathan

Liberalizing the criminal law : Montesquieu and Beccaria

Retribution and individual autonomy in Kant's Rechtslehre

Foucault and the crisis of modern criminal justice

Conclusion: Punishment and liberalism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-180).

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Okt 2018)

ISBN:

1-4426-6771-0

1-4426-6770-2

OCLC:

948393032