{"product_id":"the-immorality-of-punishment-9781554810550","title":"The Immorality of Punishment","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Immorality of Punishment\u003c\/em\u003e Michael Zimmerman argues forcefully that not only our current practice but indeed any practice of legal punishment is deeply morally repugnant, no matter how vile the behaviour that is its target. Despite the fact that it may be difficult to imagine a state functioning at all, let alone well, without having recourse to punishing those who break its laws, Zimmerman makes a timely and compelling case for the view that we must seek and put into practice alternative means of preventing crime and promoting social stability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Immorality of Punishment\u003c\/em\u003e is an engaging, astutely argued defense of the provocative position that, very likely, legal punishment can never be morally justified. Zimmerman argues that offenders turn out to be guilty on far fewer occasions than is typically thought owing to ignorance of wrong doing. Additionally, because punishment turns on what we are morally responsible for, and responsibility is incompatible with luck, luck’s pervasiveness in our lives undermines punishment’s justification. This elegantly written book is highly accessible to as wide an audience as possible. It reflects the work of an incisive critic and an altogether brilliant mind.” — Ish Haji, University of Calgary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is a rigorous inquiry into the rationale for legal punishment. It has numerous good examples and brings a battery of arguments and intriguing analogies against conventional views. Its disturbing conclusions are an important challenge for the theory of punishment, and it will engage readers interested in moral responsibility as well as those concerned with the nature and justification of punishment.” — Robert Audi, University of Notre Dame\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The book is cleanly written, nicely organized, and has a powerful central argument. It is an important book on punishment by a philosopher who has done breakthrough work on one of the ideas underlying his attack on retributivism.” — Stephen Kershnar, SUNY Fredonia (\u003cem\u003eNotre Dame Philosophical Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1: THE DEFINITION OF PUNISHMENT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCausing harm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntending harm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePunishment for an offence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReprobation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthority\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActing on behalf of the state\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2: THE JUSTIFICATION OF PUNISHMENT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoral justification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe moral justification of punishment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe purpose of punishment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe effectiveness of punishment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePunishing the innocent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3: RETRIBUTION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepayment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePunishment and desert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuilt and innocence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChallenges to the truth of retributivism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChallenges to the usefulness of retributivism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4: THE PROBLEM OF MORAL LUCK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoral luck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResultant luck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSituational luck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLuck and punishment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5: THE REPUGNANCE OF PUNISHMENT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrict liability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntending harm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlternatives to punishment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041310703959,"sku":"9781554810550","price":32.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781554810550.jpg?v=1750949761","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-immorality-of-punishment-9781554810550","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}