Injustice of Punishment
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"Like all of his books, this one is philosophically up to date, admirably engages with a very broad range of literature outside philosophy, and expresses Waller's deeply caring attitude about human beings and vehement drive to correct social evils . . . The Injustice of Punishment is an important, original, and thoughtful contribution to the assessment of punishment, and in particular to the question of whether we would be better off here without the belief in moral responsibility." – Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"With his characteristic verve and originality, Waller expands on his previous work on moral responsibility with a frontal attack against the notion that punishment can ever be just. To all those who eschew supernatural explanations, this book is a must-read." – Mark Bernstein, Purdue University, USA
"In this book Waller honestly and conscientiously faces up to the unpleasant conclusion that increasingly seems unavoidable: that although no one deserves punishment, we cannot do away with it. No one interested in the debate should be without this book." – Michael Louis Corrado, University of North Carolina Law School, USA
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The Injustice of Punishment emphasizes that we can never make sense of moral responsibility while also acknowledging that punishment is sometimes unavoidable. Recognizing both the injustice and the necessity of punishment is painful but also beneficial. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Routledge
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 252
- ISBN
- 9780367594183
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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"Like all of his books, this one is philosophically up to date, admirably engages with a very broad range of literature outside philosophy, and expresses Waller's deeply caring attitude about human beings and vehement drive to correct social evils . . . The Injustice of Punishment is an important, original, and thoughtful contribution to the assessment of punishment, and in particular to the question of whether we would be better off here without the belief in moral responsibility." – Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"With his characteristic verve and originality, Waller expands on his previous work on moral responsibility with a frontal attack against the notion that punishment can ever be just. To all those who eschew supernatural explanations, this book is a must-read." – Mark Bernstein, Purdue University, USA
"In this book Waller honestly and conscientiously faces up to the unpleasant conclusion that increasingly seems unavoidable: that although no one deserves punishment, we cannot do away with it. No one interested in the debate should be without this book." – Michael Louis Corrado, University of North Carolina Law School, USA
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