Thomas Aquinas and the philosophy of punishment / Peter Karl Koritansky.

Author/creator Koritansky, Peter Karl, 1974-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press,
Descriptionx, 209 p. ; 22 cm.
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Contents Introduction: modern philosophies of punishment and the return to Aquinas -- The problem with the utilitarian theory of punishment -- The problem with modern retributivism -- Foundations of the Thomistic theory of punishment -- The moral basis of punishment: Aquinas's retributivism -- Beyond retribution: punishing criminals in political society -- Capital punishment, evangelium vitae, and the Thomistic theory of punishment -- Conclusion: Thomas Aquinas and modern theories of punishment.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199-205) and index.
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LCCN 2011033836
ISBN9780813218830 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0813218837 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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