Apology Ritual A Philosophical Theory of Punishment

Name: Apology Ritual A Philosophical Theory of Punishment
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ISBN: 9780521880725

ISBN-10: 0521880726

ISBN-13: 9780521880725

Edition: 2008

Authors: Christopher Bennett

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Christopher Bennett presents a theory of punishment grounded in the practice of apology, and in particular in reactions such as feeling sorry and making amends. He argues that offenders have a 'right to be punished' - that it is part of taking an offender seriously as a member of a normatively demanding relationship (such as friendship or collegiality or citizenship) that she is subject to retributive attitudes when she violates the demands of that relationship. However, while he claims that punishment and the retributive attitudes are the necessary expression of moral condemnation, his account of these reactions has more in common with restorative justice than traditional retributivism. He…

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List price: $95.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 8/21/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 222
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.21" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction



Justifying Punishment



The problem of punishment and the restorative alternative



Some retributivist themes



Responding to Wrongdoing



Responsibility, reactive attitudes and the right to be punished



Non-retributive dialogue



The cycle of blame and apology



The Apology Ritual



Restorative justice and state condemnation of crime



Institutional blame and apology



The Apology Ritual and its rivals


Bibliography


Index