German idealism and the concept of punishment /
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| Author / Creator: | Merle, Jean-Christophe. |
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| Uniform title: | Strafen aus Respekt vor der Menschenwürde. English |
| Imprint: | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. |
| Description: | xv, 207 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Modern European philosophy |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7727772 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I. Desert As The Sole Justification For Punishment
- 1. The two Kantian concepts of right
- 2. Kant's legal justification of punishment
- 3. Kant's moral justification of punishment
- Part II. Punishment As A Means of Rehabilitation
- 4. Fichte's "expiation contract"
- 5. Hegel's "negation of crime"
- Part III. Retributivist Inhumanity
- 6. Nietzsche and punishment without remorse
- 7. What is the purpose of punishing crimes against humanity?
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
