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Book SynopsisIn Punishment and the History of Political Philosophy, Arthur Shuster offers an insightful study of punishment in the works of Plato, Hobbes, Montesquieu, Beccaria, Kant, and Foucault.
Trade Review'Shuster does a yeoman's work in critically evaluating the political philosophies of Plato, Hobbes, Montesquieu, and Foucault in an attempt to address the problems plaguing the modern criminal justice system in the US.' -- S.E. Blankenship Choice Magazine vol 54:02:2016 'Shuster has forced all those interested in punishment to take political philosophy seriously. He has laid the ground for further investigation into punishments' meaning and purpose in the civic and moral education of citizens.' -- Cary Federman Review of Politics winter 2017
Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One: The Problem of Punishment and the Limits of Reform in Plato's Laws Chapter Two: Modern Natural Right and Punishment in Hobbes's Leviathan Chapter Three: Liberalizing the Criminal Law: Montesquieu and Beccaria Chapter Four: Retribution and Individual Autonomy in Kant's Rechtslehre Chapter Five: Foucault and the Crisis of Modern Criminal Justice Conclusion: Punishment and Liberalism
