| Description |
202 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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 -- Toward a Christian philosophy of punishment -- From karitas to penal spectacle -- The business of punishment -- Modernity's shameful penology -- Shame, social injustice, and the poor's right to crime. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Punishment -- Philosophy.
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Punishment -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Shame -- Philosophy.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780739149362 (cloth alk. paper) |
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9780739149379 (pbk. alk. paper) |
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9781461634072 (electronic bk.) |
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