Justifying Legal Punishment

by Igor Primoratz

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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.
  • ISBN10 1573924105
  • ISBN13 9781573924108
  • Publish Date 1 November 1997
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Prometheus Books
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 210
  • Language English