The Problem of Punishment : a Critical Introduction.
| Author/creator | Boonin, David |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2008. |
| Description | 1 online resource (311 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Cambridge University Press |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 The Problem of Punishment; 2 The Consequentialist Solution; 3 The Retributivist Solution; 4 Other Solutions; 5 The Appeal to Necessity; Bibliography; Index. |
| Abstract | This book asks why it is morally permissible for the state to punish people for breaking the law. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780511386329 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 051138632X (electronic bk.) |