The Problem of Punishment : a Critical Introduction.

Author/creator Boonin, David
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeiden : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Description1 online resource (311 pages)
Supplemental ContentCambridge 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 descriptionPrint version record.
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9780511386329 (electronic bk.)
ISBN051138632X (electronic bk.)