Justifying Legal Punishment

by Igor Primoratz

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573924105
• ISBN13: 9781573924108
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Humanities Press Intl
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.3"