An essay on crimes and punishments, with a view of, and commentary upon Beccaria, Rousseau, Voltaire, Montesquieu, Fielding, and Blackstone. In Which Are Contained Treatises Of the Idea of God and Religion, (as an incentive to Virtue) -Scepticism and Faith (as conducive to Knowledge) -Heresy and Toleration (as an Enemy to and a Promoter of Hapiness) -Religion in general (as a support to public Peace) Of the Progress of it since the Reformation (as productive of Liberty) -The Idea of Honour, Ambition, and Pride (as the Source of criminal Offences) And of Morality (as the Source of all Good) By M. Dawes, Of The Inner Temple, Esq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dawes, M. (Manasseh), d. 1829.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--Early works to 1800.

Crime.

Criminal law--Early works to 1800.

Criminal law.

Punishment--Early works to 1800.

Punishment.

Capital punishment--Early works to 1800.

Capital punishment.

Religion--Early works to 1800.

Religion.

Crime and criminals--Early works to 1800.

Crime and criminals.

Beccaria, Cesare, marchess di, 1738-1794--Criticism and interpretation.

Beccaria, Cesare.

Blackstone, William, Sir, 1723-1780--Criticism and interpretation.

Blackstone, William.

Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754--Criticism and interpretation.

Fielding, Henry.

Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de, 1689-1755--Criticism and interpretation.

Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat.

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778--Criticism and interpretation.

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques.

Voltaire, 1694-1778.

Voltaire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxi,[1],255,[1]p. )

Other Title:

Essay on crimes and punishments,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for C. Dilly, In The Poultry; and J. Debrett (successor to Mr. Almon) Piccadilly, MDCCLXXXII. [1782]

Notes:

Braces in imprint.

Reproduction of original from Harvard University Law Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T134684.

OCLC:

642391931