LEADER 07261nam 2200493 450 001 9910683342303321 005 20230731000226.0 010 $a9783031118746$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783031118739 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-11874-6 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7219525 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7219525 035 $a(OCoLC)1374429275 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-11874-6 035 $a(EXLCZ)9926313091800041 100 $a20230731d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe Palgrave handbook on the philosophy of punishment /$fedited by Matthew C. Altman 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cPalgrave Macmillan,$d[2023] 210 4$d©2023 215 $a1 online resource (801 pages) 225 1 $aPalgrave Handbooks in the Philosophy of Law,$x2730-9177 311 08$aPrint version: Altman, Matthew C. The Palgrave Handbook on the Philosophy of Punishment Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031118739 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction: Punishment, Its Meaning and Justification; Matthew C. Altman -- Part I: Philosophic History of Punishment Theory -- 2. The Philosophy of Punishment and the Arc of Penal Reform: From Ancient Lawgivers to the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, and through the Nineteenth Century; John D. Bessler -- 3. A Return to Hobbes: Reflections on Legal Positivism and the Point of Punishment; Margaret Martin -- 4. Is Crime Caused by Illness, Immorality, or Injustice? Theories of Punishment from 1900 to Today; Amelia M. Wirts -- Part II: Retributivism, Consequentialism, and Mixed Theories -- 5. Relational Conceptions of Retribution; Leora Dahan Katz - 6. Doubts about Retribution: Is Punishment Non-Instrumentally Good or Right?; Isaac Wiegman -- 7. Consequentialist Theories of Punishment; Hsin-Wen Lee -- 8. Rethinking Four Criticisms of Consequentialist Theories of Punishment; Christopher Bennett -- 9. In Defense of a Mixed Theory of Punishment; Matthew C. Altman -- 10. Rethinking Mixed Justifications; Leo Zaibert -- Part III: Beyond the Traditional Approaches -- 11. Expressive Theories of Punishment; Bill Wringe -- 12. Justifying Criminal Punishment as Societal-Defense; Phillip Montague -- 13. Fair Play Theories of Punishment; Göran Duus-Otterström -- 14. The Rights-Forfeiture Theory of Punishment; Whitley Kaufman -- Part IV: Punishment in the Political Context -- 15. Criminal Justice and the Liberal State; Matt Matravers -- 16. From the Philosophy of Punishment to the Philosophy of Criminal Justice; Javier Wilenmann and Vincent Chiao -- 17. Beware of Prosecutors Bearing Gifts: How the Ancient Greeks Can Help Cure Our Addiction to Excessive Punishment; Clark M. Neily III and Chris W. Surprenant -- Part V: Proportionality and Sentencing -- 18. Proportionality Collapses: The Search for an Adequate Equation for Proportionality; Stephen Kershnar -- 19. Sentencing Pluralism; Douglas Husak -- Part VI: Neuroscience, Determinism, and Free Will Skepticism -- 20. The Impact of Neuromorality on Punishment: Retribution or Rehabilitation?; Sandy Xie, Colleen M. Berryessa, and Farah Focquaert -- 21. Punishment without Blame, Shame, or Just Deserts; Bruce N. Waller -- 22. Retributivism, Free Will, and the Public Health-Quarantine Model; Gregg D. Caruso -- 23. Do Rapists Deserve Criminal Treatment?; Katrina L. Sifferd -- 24. Free Will Skepticism and Criminals as Ends in Themselves; Benjamin Vilhauer -- Part VII: Abolitionism -- 25. Against Legal Punishment; Nathan Hanna -- 26. The Abolition of Punishment; Michael Davis -- Part VIII: Forgiveness and Restoration -- 27. Punishment and Forgiveness; John Kleinig -- 28. Restorative Justice, Punishment, and the Law; Lode Walgrave -- 29. Punitive Restoration; Thom Brooks -- Part IX: Applications -- 30. Mass Incarceration as Distributive Injustice; Benjamin Ewing -- 31. Blaming Kids; Craig K. Agule -- 32. Punitive Torture; Peter Brian Barry -- 33. The Justice of Capital Punishment; Edward Feser -- 34. The Impermissibility of Execution; Benjamin S. Yost -- 35. Cruel and Unusual Punishment; Chad Flanders. 330 $aAltman has assembled an estimable group of scholars who provide fresh perspectives on traditional topics in the theory of legal punishment and intriguing discussions of issues that stretch the boundaries of penal theory. The contributions to the volume are of uniformly high quality, and scholars and students interested in these topics will benefit from reading and engaging with them. Richard L. Lippke, Professor Emeritus, Department of Criminal Justice, Indiana University-Bloomington, USA This is a serious survey of philosophical positions on the justification and politics of punishment, skeptical engagements with the legitimacy of criminal punishment, and explorations of possibilities for alternatives to punitiveness. International leaders in the field are well represented here. This book comes at an opportune moment for thinking critically about these important subjects. It will be a valuable resource for scholars interested in criminal law and the search for justice. Erin I. Kelly, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Professor of Philosophy, Tufts University, USA This Handbook provides a comprehensive survey of major topics in the philosophy of punishment from many of the field?s leading scholars. Key features Presents a history of punishment theory from ancient times to the present. Evaluates the main proposed justifications of punishment, including retributivism, general and specific deterrence theories, mixed theories, expressivism, societal-defense theory, fair play theory, rights forfeiture theory, and the public health-quarantine model. Discusses sentencing, proportionality, policing, prosecution, and the role punishment plays in the context of the state. Examines advances in neuroscience and debates about whether free will skepticism undermines the justifiability of punishment. Considers forgiveness, restorative justice, and calls to abolish punishment. Addresses pressing social issues such as mass incarceration, juvenile justice, punitive torture, the death penalty, and ?cruel and unusual? punishment. · With its unmatched breadth and depth, this book is essential reading for scholars who want to keep abreast of the field and for advanced students wishing to explore the frontiers of the subject. Matthew C. Altman is Professor of Philosophy at Central Washington University, USA. His most recent monograph is A Theory of Legal Punishment: Deterrence, Retribution, and the Aims of the State (2021). 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