Punishment and ethics : new perspectives / edited by Jesper Ryberg, J. Angelo Corlett. - Houndsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. - viii, 190 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Punishment and the Socratic roots of retributivism / J. Angelo Corlett -- Punishment and British idealism / Thom Brooks -- Punishment and restitution / David B. Hershenov -- Punishment and rehabilitation / Christopher Bennett -- Punishment and the measurement of severity / Jesper Ryberg -- Punishment and forgiveness / Leo Zaibert -- Punishment and dignity / Thomas S. Petersen -- Punishment and torture / Stephen Kershnar -- Punishment and public opinion / Jesper Ryberg -- Punishment and discrimination / Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen.

This collection of original contributions by philosophers working in the ethics of punishment presents the reader with new perspectives on various interesting and relevant topics including: punishment and discrimination, punishment and forgiveness, punishment and rehabilitation, punishment and public opinion, punishment and restitution, punishment and tortur, e punishment and dignity /from the publisher's website.

9780230240971 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0230240976 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780230290624 (ebk.) 0230290620 (ebk.)

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