The problem of punishment / David Boonin.

Boonin, David.
Call Number
364.601
Author
Boonin, David, author.
Title
The problem of punishment / David Boonin.
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 299 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Notes
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents
1. The problem of punishment -- 2. The consequentialist solution -- 3. The retributivist solution -- 4. Other solutions -- 5. The appeal to necessity.
Summary
In this book, David Boonin examines the problem of punishment, and particularly the problem of explaining why it is morally permissible for the state to treat those who break the law in ways that would be wrong to treat those who do not? Boonin argues that there is no satisfactory solution to this problem and that the practice of legal punishment should therefore be abolished. Providing a detailed account of the nature of punishment and the problems that it generates, he offers a comprehensive and critical survey of the various solutions that have been offered to the problem and concludes by considering victim restitution as an alternative to punishment. Written in a clear and accessible style, The Problem of Punishment will be of interest to anyone looking for a critical introduction to the subject as well as to those already familiar with it.
Subject
Criminal justice, Administration of Moral and ethical aspects.
Punishment Moral and ethical aspects.
Multimedia
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Summary
In this book, David Boonin examines the problem of punishment, and particularly the problem of explaining why it is morally permissible for the state to treat those who break the law in ways that would be wrong to treat those who do not? Boonin argues that there is no satisfactory solution to this problem and that the practice of legal punishment should therefore be abolished. Providing a detailed account of the nature of punishment and the problems that it generates, he offers a comprehensive and critical survey of the various solutions that have been offered to the problem and concludes by considering victim restitution as an alternative to punishment. Written in a clear and accessible style, The Problem of Punishment will be of interest to anyone looking for a critical introduction to the subject as well as to those already familiar with it.
Notes
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents
1. The problem of punishment -- 2. The consequentialist solution -- 3. The retributivist solution -- 4. Other solutions -- 5. The appeal to necessity.
Subject
Criminal justice, Administration of Moral and ethical aspects.
Punishment Moral and ethical aspects.
Multimedia