Responsibility and Punishment by J. Angelo Corlett.

Responsibility and Punishment, Third Edition presents a clear-headed defense of retributivism against several long-standing criticisms. In the end, a viable version of retributivism emerges as one which withstands more criticism than competing theories of responsibility and punishment. Extending the...

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Main Author: Corlett, J. Angelo (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:3rd ed. 2006.
Series:Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy, 9
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Table of Contents:
  • The Problem Of Responsibility
  • The Problem Of Punishment
  • Foundations Of A Kantian Retributivism
  • Assessing Retributivism
  • Forgiveness, Apology, And Retributive Punishment
  • Capital Punishment
  • The Problem Of Collective Responsibility
  • Corporate Responsibility And Punishment
  • Collective Wrongdoing, Reparations, And Native Americans
  • Conclusion.