Corlett Responsibility and Punishment

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-94-015-9851-4
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 169 Seiten

Reihe: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy

This book presents a lucid defense of retributivism against several long-standing criticisms. Extending the problem of wrong doing to collectives and compensation, Corlett explores the matter of reparations for past wrongs in the case of the crimes committed against Native Americans by the United States Government. No other philosophical work on responsibility and punishment exhibits this breadth of scope, as it delves deeply into particular concerns with retributivism, responsibility, and certain areas of compensation.

"In the Third Edition of Responsibility and Punishment, Angelo Corlett has made an outstanding book even better! Corlett's book is distinctive in the way it blends abstract theory with concrete application in a sophisticated way. There is work just on theory, and primarily applied work; but Corlett manages to meld the two in a unique and highly successful way. Highly recommended!" -- John Martin Fischer, author of "The Metaphysics of Free Will" and "Responsibility and Control"

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Corlett, J. Angelo

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 The Problem of Responsibility.- 3 The Problem of Punishment.- 4 Foundations of a Kantian Retributivism.- 5 Assessing Retributivism.- 6 Forgiveness, Mercy, and Retributivism.- 7 The Problem of Collective Responsibility.- 8 Corporate Responsibility and Punishment.- 9 Collective Wrongdoing, Reparations, and Native Americans.- 10 Conclusion.- List of Sources.

Über Autor(innen)

J. Angelo Corlett is Professor of Philosophy & Ethics at San Diego State University, and author of over 75 articles in various leading philosophy and other academic journals, including the books: Analyzing Social Knowledge (Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1996); Terrorism: A Philosophical Analysis (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003), Philosophical Studies Series, Volume 101; Race, Racism, and Reparations (Cornell University Press, 2003). He also serves as the Editor-in –Chief of The Journal of Ethics: An International Philosophical Review (Springer), and is the editor of and contributor to Equality and Liberty: Analyzing Rawls and Nozick (Macmillan, 1990).