{"product_id":"the-limits-of-blame-9780674980778","title":"The Limits of Blame","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFaith in the power and righteousness of retribution has taken over the American criminal justice system. Approaching punishment and responsibility from a philosophical perspective, Erin Kelly challenges the moralism behind harsh treatment of criminal offenders and calls into question our society’s commitment to mass incarceration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGives us a philosopher’s take on the concept of criminal ‘guilt,’ on how easily we miss the larger social context in which crime takes place, and how we need to broaden our blame in order to adjust our justice. -- Adam Gopnik * New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003eThis book has an elegant humanity that is missing in many discussions of punishment. Erin Kelly makes a powerful case that blame should not have the central role in the justification of punishment that it traditionally has had, and proposes an alternative centered on harm reduction—grounded not in consequentialism but in principles of justice. \u003ci\u003eThe Limits of Blame\u003c\/i\u003e is a model for philosophers who aim to engage with the criminal justice system. -- Victor Tadros, University of Warwick\u003cbr\u003eA wonderfully insightful book. Retributivists will have to think more carefully about the connection between responsibility and blame, and everyone in the field will need to reconsider their views on deterrence and proportionality. -- Vincent Chiao, University of Toronto\u003cbr\u003eIn a fair-minded and incisive way, \u003ci\u003eThe Limits of Blame\u003c\/i\u003e moves the debate forward, and will be of great interest to moral and legal philosophers as well as political theorists. This book is animated by an unmistakable social and political ethos. -- Göran Duus-Otterström, Aarhus University","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403626553687,"sku":"9780674980778","price":29.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674980778.jpg?v=1730484043","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-limits-of-blame-9780674980778","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}