Desert, Retribution, and Torture
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On some accounts, punishment is justified by the good results that it brings about. In particular, punishment deters, incapacitates, and may, in some cases, rehabilitate criminals. On a retributivist theory, punishment is not justified on the basis of these desirable results, but rather on the fact that the wrongdoer has done something that deserves punishment. In Desert, Retribution, and Torture, Stephen Kershnar provides an in-depth defense of retributivism. Kershnar then uses this theory to provide support for the notion that very harsh forms of punishment, including torture, are morally justified.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Acknowledgments
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Desert:The Structure of Punitive Desert
Chapter 4 The Basis of Deserved Punishment is a Culpable Wrongdoing
Chapter 5 The Justification of Deserved Punishment via General Moral Principles
Chapter 6 Retributivism: A Defense of Retributivism
Chapter 7 Reflexive Retributive Duties
Chapter 8 Rights Forfeiture in the Context of Culpable Wrongdoing
Chapter 9 Harsh Punishment: Mercy and Harsh Punishment
Chapter 10 An Argument for the Use of Torture as Punishment
Chapter 11 Index
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Desert:The Structure of Punitive Desert
Chapter 4 The Basis of Deserved Punishment is a Culpable Wrongdoing
Chapter 5 The Justification of Deserved Punishment via General Moral Principles
Chapter 6 Retributivism: A Defense of Retributivism
Chapter 7 Reflexive Retributive Duties
Chapter 8 Rights Forfeiture in the Context of Culpable Wrongdoing
Chapter 9 Harsh Punishment: Mercy and Harsh Punishment
Chapter 10 An Argument for the Use of Torture as Punishment
Chapter 11 Index
Product details
| Published | 18 Dec 2001 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 216 |
| ISBN | 9780761821533 |
| Imprint | University Press of America |
| Dimensions | 208 x 138 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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