Retribution Reconsidered : More Essays in the Philosophy of Law /
Jeffrie G. Murphy's second collection of essays further pursues the topics of punishment and retribution that were explored in his 1979 collection Retribution, Justice and Therapy. Murphy now explores these topics in the context of political philosophy as well as moral philosophy, and he now be...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
1992.
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| Series: | Philosophical studies series ;
54. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Jeffrie G. Murphy's second collection of essays further pursues the topics of punishment and retribution that were explored in his 1979 collection Retribution, Justice and Therapy. Murphy now explores these topics in the context of political philosophy as well as moral philosophy, and he now begins to develop some doubts about the version of the retributive theory with which his name has long been associated. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 230 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789401579223 (electronic bk.) 9401579229 (electronic bk.) |