The problem of punishment /
Boonin, David.
The problem of punishment / David Boonin. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - 350 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
David Boonin examines the problem of punishment, particularly the problem of explaining why it is morally permissible for the state to punish those who break the law. He argues that there is no satisfactory solution to this problem and that the practice of legal punishment should therefore be abolished.
Specialized.
9780521883160 (hbk.) : £45.00 0521883164 (hbk.) : £45.00 9780521709613 (pbk.) : £15.99 052170961X (pbk.) : £15.99
Criminal justice, Administration of--Moral and ethical aspects.
Punishment--Moral and ethical aspects.
364.6'01
The problem of punishment / David Boonin. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - 350 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
David Boonin examines the problem of punishment, particularly the problem of explaining why it is morally permissible for the state to punish those who break the law. He argues that there is no satisfactory solution to this problem and that the practice of legal punishment should therefore be abolished.
Specialized.
9780521883160 (hbk.) : £45.00 0521883164 (hbk.) : £45.00 9780521709613 (pbk.) : £15.99 052170961X (pbk.) : £15.99
Criminal justice, Administration of--Moral and ethical aspects.
Punishment--Moral and ethical aspects.
364.6'01