Problem of Punishment

Name: Problem of Punishment
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ISBN: 9780521709613

ISBN-10: 052170961X

ISBN-13: 9780521709613

Edition: 2008

Authors: David Boonin

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In this book, David Boonin examines the problem of punishment, and particularly the problem of explaining why it is morally permissible for the state to treat those who break the law in ways that would be wrong to treat those who do not. Boonin argues that there is no satisfactory solution to this problem and that the practice of legal punishment should therefore be abolished. Providing a detailed account of the nature of punishment and the problems that it generates, he offers a comprehensive and critical survey of the various solutions that have been offered to the problem and concludes by considering victim restitution as an alternative to punishment. Written in a clear and accessible…

Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 4/14/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 310
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



Preface



The Problem of Punishment



Overview



What Punishment Is



What the Problem of Punishment Is



The Consequentialist Solution



Overview



The Act-Utilitarian Version



The Rule-Utilitarian Version



Other Utilitarian Versions



Nonutilitarian Versions



The Retributivist Solution



Overview



Desert-Based Retributivism



Forfeiture-Based Retributivism



Fairness-Based Retributivism



Other Versions of Retributivism



Other Solutions



Overview



The Consent Solution



The Reprobative Solution



The Moral Education Solution



The Self-Defense Solution



Hybrid Solutions



The Appeal to Necessity



Overview



The Theory of Pure Restitution as a Response to the Appeal to Necessity



Clarifying the Theory of Pure Restitution



The Harm to Society Objection



The Irreparable Harms Objection



The Victimless Wrongdoing Objection



The Failed Attempts Objection



The Nonharmful Endangerment Objection



The Mitigating Excuses Objection



The Rich Offender Objection



The Poor Offender Objection



The Insufficient Deterrence Objection



The Insufficient Reprobation Objection



The Punishment as Restitution Objection


Bibliography


Index