Punishment and the history of political philosophy : from classical republicanism to the crisis of modern criminal justice /

Punishment and the history of political philosophy : from classical republicanism to the crisis of modern criminal justice /

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Author / Creator:	Shuster, Arthur, 1980- author.
Imprint:	Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2016. ©2016
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Punishment -- Philosophy. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Philosophy. Punishment -- Moral and ethical aspects. Punishment -- Political aspects. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Philosophy. Punishment -- Moral and ethical aspects. Punishment -- Philosophy. Punishment -- Political aspects. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11405899

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ISBN:	9781442667709 1442667702 9781442647282 1442647280
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
Summary:	"In Punishment and the History of Political Philosophy, Arthur Shuster offers an insightful study of punishment in the works of Plato, Hobbes, Montesquieu, Beccaria, Kant, and Foucault. Through careful interpretation of their key texts, he argues that continuing tensions over retribution's role in punishment reflect the shift in political philosophy from classical republicanism to modern notions of individual natural rights and the social contract."--
Other form:	Print version: Shuster, Arthur, 1980- Punishment and the history of political philosophy 9781442647282

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The problem of punishment and the limits of reform in Plato's Laws
Modern natural right and punishment in Hobbes's Leviathan
Liberalizing the criminal law : Montesquieu and Beccaria
Retribution and individual autonomy in Kant's Rechtslehre
Foucault and the crisis of modern criminal justice
Conclusion: Punishment and liberalism.