Punishment and shame a philosophical study / Wendy C. Hamblet.

Author/creator Hamblet, Wendy C., 1949-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham : Lexington Books, A division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,
Description202 pages ; 23 cm
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Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Justice and the cosmic order in Greek mythology -- Justice and punishment in Greek tragedy -- Honor and shame in the heroic worldview -- Justice and punishment in classical Athens -- From avenging to healing -- Shame as witness to education -- Plato's revolutionary penology -- The science of penal measure -- A Christian penology -- From karitas to penal spectacle -- The business of punishment -- Modernity's shameful penology -- Shame, social injustice, and the poor's right to crime -- Afterword.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 197-199) and index.
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LCCN 2010039526
ISBN9780739149362 (hardbound)
ISBN0739149369 (hardbound)
ISBN9780739149379 (paperback)
ISBN0739149377 (paperback)

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