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    Punishment and ethics : new perspectives / edited by Jesper Ryberg, J. Angelo Corlett.

    • Title:Punishment and ethics : new perspectives / edited by Jesper Ryberg, J. Angelo Corlett.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Ryberg, Jesper.
      Corlett, J. Angelo, 1958-
    • Published/Created:Houndsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Punishment--Moral and ethical aspects.
    • Description:viii, 190 pages ; 23 cm.
    • Series:Online access with purchase: Palgrave Connect (Religion & Philosophy Collection)
    • Summary: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 torture, and punishment and dignity--From the publisher's website.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780230240971 (hardback)
    • Contents: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.
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