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Author
Title
Punishment for the greater good / Adam J. Kolber.
Imprint
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Copyright
©2024
Description
1 online resource.
Series
Studies in penal theory and philosophy.
Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online.
Summary
Over ten million people are incarcerated throughout the world, even though punishment theorists have struggled for centuries to morally justify the practice. Theorists usually address criminal justice under abstract, idealized conditions that assume away real-world uncertainty. We don't have time, however, to wait for a perfect moral theory, and the history of philosophy suggests we will never find it. 'Punishment for the Greater Good' examines the justification of punishment in the here and now, recognizing that we lack certainty about matters of both fact and value.
Note
Includes index.
Over ten million people are incarcerated throughout the world, even though punishment theorists have struggled for centuries to morally justify the practice. Theorists usually address criminal justice under abstract, idealized conditions that assume away real-world uncertainty. We don't have time, however, to wait for a perfect moral theory, and the history of philosophy suggests we will never find it. 'Punishment for the Greater Good' examines the justification of punishment in the here and now, recognizing that we lack certainty about matters of both fact and value.
Over ten million people are incarcerated throughout the world, even though punishment theorists have struggled for centuries to morally justify the practice. Theorists usually address criminal justice under abstract, idealized conditions that assume away real-world uncertainty. We don't have time, however, to wait for a perfect moral theory, and the history of philosophy suggests we will never find it. 'Punishment for the Greater Good' examines the justification of punishment in the here and now, recognizing that we lack certainty about matters of both fact and value.
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Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 2, 2024).
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Alternate Title
Oxford Academic.
Language
English
Audience
Specialized.
ISBN
9780197672808 ebook
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