Leora dahan katz september 2019 retributivism, in one form or another, arguably prevails not only in philosophical discussions of criminal law, but in the real world of criminal justice as well. May 16, 2008 this classic collection of essays, first published in 1968, has had an enduring impact on academic and public debates about criminal responsibility and criminal punishment. This volume provides discussions of both the concept of responsibility and of punishment, and of both individual and collective responsibility. In her new book, erin kelly argues that it is a mistake to align the moral criteria of blameworthiness. This dissertation is about the importance of the notion of personal responsibility, and the. This means a 7yearold child could be arrested and charged with a criminal act. An ethical theory stating that social responsibility is paying attention to the. This is one of the best books on punishment, and the fourth edition continues its tradition of excellence. Responsibility and punishment, third edition presents a clear headed defense of retributivism against several longstanding criticisms. Thirty pages of notes mostly new are appended at the end and contain.
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Moral reasoning is based on reward and punishment from those in authority selfcentered, calculating, and selfish. Library of ethics and applied philosophy book 9 thanks for sharing. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Hart and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It casts a new light on recent debates about punishment and the criminal law in a period when traditional thinking has undergone opposition, crisis, and change. Free will and determinism baron paul henri dholbach, a defense of determinism richard taylor, libertarianism.
Harts punishment and responsibility is a collection of previously published philosophical essays on criminal law. Unequaled in its depth and scope of discussion the book delves deeply into particular concerns with retributivism, responsibility, and certain areas of compensation. About this book responsibility and punishment, third edition presents a clearheaded defense of retributivism against several longstanding criticisms. Mar 06, 2008 this classic collection of essays, first published in 1968, has had an enduring impact on academic and public debates about criminal responsibility and criminal punishment. Responsibility and punishment library of ethics and applied philosophy 9789400707757. Introducing the strategic structure of punishment into the analysis leads us to consider the psychology of the punisher as the critical locus of cognition informing the responsibility rules. Many scholars, however, insist that cultural evidence. Responsibility and punishment library of ethics and applied philosophy 9781402093876. I love literature, and can take in books that are hard to read, but this is simply atrocious. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read punishment and responsibility. Start studying chapter 3 ethics and social responsibility.
Punishment is, however, a richer phenomenon and it occurs in many contexts. For those concerned with the underlying philosophical problems of criminal law, professor rosss book provides valuable insights. Facts on file, inc first edition written by jeffrey ferro. Unavailable for ten years, the new edition of punishment and responsibility makes available again the central text in the field for a new generation of academics, students and professionals engaged in criminal justice and penal policy. The topics treated include collective responsibility, apology, forgiveness, capital punishment, and war crimes. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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The problem with understanding albert camus books has always been albert camus. Alf ross published on 19750101 by univ of california press. A provocative and lucid defense of retributivism against several longstanding criticisms. Discussions of punishment typically assume that punishment is criminal punishment carried out by the state. Responsibility and punishment library of ethics and applied philosophy 9780792371670 by corlett, j. The concept of collective responsibility is present in literature, most notably in samuel taylor coleridges the rime of the ancient mariner, a poem telling the tale of a ships crew who died of thirst after they approved of one crew members killing of an albatross 1959s benhur and 1983s prison crime drama bad boys depict collective responsibility and punishment.
Very few authors private lives have come under the scrutiny that camus did. This dissertation is about the importance of the notion of personal responsibility, and the attractive and empowering nature of being judged as praise or blameworthy. The essays focus upon harts work on causation in the law and on the justification of punishment. Hart offers an alternative to retributive thinking about criminal punishment that nevertheless preserves the central distinction between guilt and innocence. This classic collection of essays, first published in 1968. Aug 31, 2016 books about accountability and responsibility this list of books that can be used in conjunction with those tips to help your kids really understand what you mean by taking accountability and responsibility for their actions. Im about 90 pages into crime and punishment, and rashkolnikov is leaving the police station for the first time. It provides indepth socratic and kantian bases for a. Unequaled in its depth and scope of discussion the book delves deeply into particular concerns with retributivism, responsibility, and certain areas of. Responsibility and punishment, third edition presents a clearheaded defense of retributivism against several longstanding criticisms. Jun 27, 2018 switzerland has one of the lowest ages of criminal responsibility at just 7yearsold. The idea of a cultural defense in criminal law is often ridiculed as multiculturalism run amok.
Chapter 3 ethics and social responsibility flashcards. Responsibility was dismissed by philosophical argument. The language is not colorful, the similes are bland, the diction is mundane. Angelo corletts purpose in this book is to set forth and defend a neokantian variety of retributivism against critics of all stripes. The book connects punishment importantly to moral responsibility and desert, and it is comprehensive in its scope, both addressing abstract, theoretical issues and applied issues as well. Responsibility and punishment library of ethics and applied philosophy book 34 ebook. In the third edition of responsibility and punishment, angelo corlett has made an outstanding book even better. This edition reproduces the original text, adding a new critical introduction by john gardner, a leading contemporary criminal law theorist. To allow someone charged with a crime to say this is my culture as an excuse for their action seems to open the door to cultural relativism, to jeopardize the protection of fundamental rights, and to undermine norms of individual responsibility. Unequaled in its depth and scope of discussion the book delves deeply into particular concerns with retributivism, responsibility. Three had been published before then in english, but the others are new. Nov 29, 2004 the critiques themselves, however, may be flawed in looking, as the tests do, at the psychology of the offender.
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Punishment and responsibility this classic collection of essays, first published in 1968, has had an enduring impact on academic and public debates about criminal responsibility and criminal punishment. It seems as if this book is terribly, mindnumbingly, slow and boring. Special issue on crime, crime prevention and punishment in schools guest issue editor. Unavailable for ten years, the new edition of punishment and responsibility. Selected essays originally published as a book in danish in 1970. Aug 11, 2016 books to read punishment and responsibility. George fletcher is working on a new edition, which will be published by oxford in three volumes, the first of which is scheduled to appear in january of 2001. In the end, a viable version of retributivism emerges as one which withstands more criticism than competing theories of responsibility and punishment. Forty years on, its arguments are as powerful as ever. This book contains a general account of punishment which overcomes the difficulties of competing accounts. Responsibility and punishment j angelo corlett bok. As an almost larger than life figure, his stormy career seems to overshadow his work. A new introduction by john gardner provides a critical engagement with the books main arguments and discusses its continued influence on.
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