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Justifying Legal Punishment

Author	: Igor Primoratz
Publisher	: Prometheus Books
Total Pages	: 210
Release	: 1997-11
ISBN-10	: 9781591029830
ISBN-13	: 159102983X
Rating	: 4/5 (83X Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Justifying Legal Punishment by : Igor Primoratz

Download or read book Justifying Legal Punishment written by Igor Primoratz and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 1997-11 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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