{"product_id":"the-palgrave-handbook-on-the-philosophy-of-punishment-9783031118739","title":"The Palgrave Handbook on the Philosophy of Punishment","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Handbook provides a comprehensive survey of major topics in the philosophy of punishment from many of the field’s leading scholars. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eKey features\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents a history of punishment theory from ancient times to the present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvaluates the main proposed justifications of punishment, including retributivism, general and specific deterrence theories, mixed theories, expressivism, societal-defense theory, fair play theory, rights forfeiture theory, and the public health-quarantine model.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses sentencing, proportionality, policing, prosecution, and the role punishment plays in the context of the state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines advances in neuroscience and debates about whether free will skepticism undermines the justifiability of punishment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsiders forgiveness, restorative justice, and calls to abolish punishment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddresses pressing social issues such as mass incarceration, juvenile justice, punitive torture, the death penalty, and “cruel and unusual” punishment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·       With its unmatched breadth and depth, this book is essential reading for scholars who want to keep abreast of the field and for advanced students wishing to explore the frontiers of the subject. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Punishment, Its Meaning and Justification; Matthew C. Altman.- \u003cb\u003ePart I: Philosophic History of Punishment Theory\u003c\/b\u003e.- 2. The Philosophy of Punishment and the Arc of Penal Reform: From Ancient Lawgivers to the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, and through the Nineteenth Century; John D. Bessler.- 3. A Return to Hobbes: Reflections on Legal Positivism and the Point of Punishment; Margaret Martin.- 4. Is Crime Caused by Illness, Immorality, or Injustice? Theories of Punishment from 1900 to Today; Amelia M. Wirts.- \u003cb\u003ePart II:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eRetributivism, Consequentialism, and Mixed Theories\u003c\/b\u003e.- 5. Relational Conceptions of Retribution; Leora Dahan Katz - 6. Doubts about Retribution: Is Punishment Non-Instrumentally Good or Right?; Isaac Wiegman.- 7. Consequentialist Theories of Punishment; Hsin-Wen Lee.- 8. Rethinking Four Criticisms of Consequentialist Theories of Punishment; Christopher Bennett.- 9. In Defense of a Mixed Theory of Punishment; Matthew C. Altman.- 10. Rethinking Mixed Justifications; Leo Zaibert.- \u003cb\u003ePart III: Beyond the Traditional Approaches.- \u003c\/b\u003e11. Expressive Theories of Punishment; Bill Wringe.- 12. Justifying Criminal Punishment as Societal-Defense; Phillip Montague.- 13. Fair Play Theories of Punishment; Göran Duus-Otterström.- 14. The Rights-Forfeiture Theory of Punishment; Whitley Kaufman.-\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Punishment in the Political Context.-\u003c\/b\u003e 15. Criminal Justice and the Liberal State; Matt Matravers.- 16. From the Philosophy of Punishment to the Philosophy of Criminal Justice; Javier Wilenmann and Vincent Chiao.- 17. Beware of Prosecutors Bearing Gifts: How the Ancient Greeks Can Help Cure Our Addiction to Excessive Punishment; Clark M. Neily III and Chris W. Surprenant.-\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Proportionality and Sentencing.- \u003c\/b\u003e18. Proportionality Collapses: The Search for an Adequate Equation for Proportionality; Stephen Kershnar.- 19. Sentencing Pluralism; Douglas Husak.- \u003cb\u003ePart VI: Neuroscience, Determinism, and Free Will Skepticism.- \u003c\/b\u003e20. The Impact of Neuromorality on Punishment: Retribution or Rehabilitation?; Sandy Xie, Colleen M. Berryessa, and Farah Focquaert.- 21. Punishment without Blame, Shame, or Just Deserts; Bruce N. Waller.- 22. Retributivism, Free Will, and the Public Health-Quarantine Model; Gregg D. Caruso.- 23. Do Rapists Deserve Criminal Treatment?; Katrina L. Sifferd.- 24. Free Will Skepticism and Criminals as Ends in Themselves; Benjamin Vilhauer.- \u003cb\u003ePart VII: Abolitionism.\u003c\/b\u003e- 25. Against Legal Punishment; Nathan Hanna.- 26. The Abolition of Punishment; Michael Davis\u003ci\u003e.- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII: Forgiveness and Restoration.- \u003c\/b\u003e27. Punishment and Forgiveness; John Kleinig.- 28. Restorative Justice, Punishment, and the Law; Lode Walgrave.- 29. Punitive Restoration; Thom Brooks.-\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX: Applications.\u003c\/b\u003e- 30. Mass Incarceration as Distributive Injustice; Benjamin Ewing.- 31. Blaming Kids; Craig K. Agule.- 32. Punitive Torture; Peter Brian Barry.- 33. The Justice of Capital Punishment; Edward Feser.- 34. The Impermissibility of Execution; Benjamin S. Yost.- 35. Cruel and Unusual Punishment; Chad Flanders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53516336038231,"sku":"9783031118739","price":151.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-palgrave-handbook-on-the-philosophy-of-punishment-9783031118739","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}