374 Pages
by
Routledge
374 Pages
by
Routledge
372 Pages
by
Routledge
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Punishment occupies a central place in our lives and attitudes. We suffer a profound ambivalence about its moral consequences. Persons who have been punished or are liable to be punished have long objected to the legitimacy of punishment. We are all objects of punishment, yet we are also its users. Our ambivalence is so profound that not only do we punish others, but we punish ourselves as well.... Read more
1: Introduction: The Problem of Punishment; 2: When Punishment Began; 3: The Sacred Forms of Punishment; 4: Punishment and Obedience: Punishing Women, Children, Slaves, and Soldiers; 5: The Terror of Punishment; 6: Punishing Criminals; 7: Death and Delirium: Punishment Rears Its Ugly Head; 8: That Wonderful Utilitarian Punishment Scheme; 9: The Reformation; 10: The Principles of Punishment; 11: The Science of Punishment; 12: The Punishers and the Punished; 13: Conclusions: The Justice (and Grace) of Punishment
Biography
Graeme Newman
