Punishment

A Philosophy and Public Affairs Reader

A. John Simmons, Marshall Cohen, Joshua Cohen , Charles R. Beitz

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Princeton University Press
13 February 1995

Ethics & moral philosophy; Penology & punishment; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law

Series: Philosophy and Public Affairs Readers

The problem of justifying legal punishment has been at the heart of legal and social philosophy from the very earliest recorded philosophical texts. However, despite several hundred years of debate, philosophers have not reached agreement about how legal punishment can be morally justified. That is the central issue addressed by the contributors to this volume. All of the essays collected here have been published in the highly respected journal Philosophy & Public Affairs. Taken together, they offer not only significant proposals for improving established theories of punishment and compelling arguments against long-held positions, but also ori-ginal and important answers to the question, ""How is punishment to be justified?"" Part I of this collection, ""Justifications of Punishment,"" examines how any practice of punishment can be morally justified. Contributors include Jeffrie G. Murphy, Alan H. Goldman, Warren Quinn, C. S. Nino, and Jean Hampton. The papers in Part II, ""Problems of Punishment,"" address more specific issues arising in established theories. The authors are Martha C. Nussbaum, Michael Davis, and A. John Simmons.

In the final section, ""Capital Punishment,"" contributors discuss the justifiability of capital punishment, one of the most debated philosophical topics of this century.

Essayists include David A. Conway, Jeffrey H. Reiman, Stephen Nathanson, and Ernest van den Haag.

Edited by: A. John Simmons, Marshall Cohen, Joshua Cohen, Charles R. Beitz
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 510g
ISBN: 9780691029559
ISBN 10: 0691029555
Series: Philosophy and Public Affairs Readers
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 13 February 1995
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Punishment: A Philosophy and Public Affairs Reader

"Winner of the Charles Rufus Morey Award, College Art Association One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1993 ""Ringside theorists can get more in 'Punishment', a set of strictly philosophical essays ... 'Punishment' ends with a lively exchange about sentencing bias in capital punishment.""--The Economist"

Runner-up for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1993
Runner-up for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1993.
Short-listed for Choice's Outstanding Academic Books 1993 (United States)
Winner of Charles Rufus Morey Award of the College Art Association 1994 (United States)
Winner of College Art Association Charles Rufus Morey Book Award 1994
Winner of College Art Association Charles Rufus Morey Book Award 1994.