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Justifying Legal Punishment

Igor Primoratz

While the philosophy of punishment is dominated by utilitarian and "mixed" theories, this study, written in the analytic tradition but also drawing on the views of Hegel, argues for a purely retributive view: all the main questions facing a theory of punishment are answered in terms of justice and desert, without any concessions to social expediency.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Humanities Press
Pages: 210 •
978-1-57392-410-8 • Paperback • November 1997 • $33.00 • (£25.00) - Currently out of stock. Copies will arrive soon.
978-1-59102-983-0 • eBook • November 1997 • $31.00 • (£25.00)
Subjects: Law / Criminal LAW / General
""Justifying Legal Punishment offers a cogent defense of retributivism . . . a biting critique of utilitarian justifications of punishment, and a tentative defense of capital punishment. . . . A particularly timely book, given the precarious progress of retributivism in the twentieth century." —Ethics“By producing the present, clear, comprehensive, and compelling defense of a strict retributivist justification, Dr. Igor Primoratz has set a challenging standard." —The Philosophical Quarterly
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Justifying Legal Punishment

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Paperback
Summary
Summary
  • While the philosophy of punishment is dominated by utilitarian and "mixed" theories, this study, written in the analytic tradition but also drawing on the views of Hegel, argues for a purely retributive view: all the main questions facing a theory of punishment are answered in terms of justice and desert, without any concessions to social expediency.
Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Humanities Press
    Pages: 210 •
    978-1-57392-410-8 • Paperback • November 1997 • $33.00 • (£25.00) - Currently out of stock. Copies will arrive soon.
    978-1-59102-983-0 • eBook • November 1997 • $31.00 • (£25.00)
    Subjects: Law / Criminal LAW / General
Reviews
Reviews
  • ""Justifying Legal Punishment offers a cogent defense of retributivism . . . a biting critique of utilitarian justifications of punishment, and a tentative defense of capital punishment. . . . A particularly timely book, given the precarious progress of retributivism in the twentieth century." —Ethics“By producing the present, clear, comprehensive, and compelling defense of a strict retributivist justification, Dr. Igor Primoratz has set a challenging standard." —The Philosophical Quarterly
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