About the book
Bringing together classic and contemporary texts, this collection considers general philosophical concepts about and justifications for punishment, along with particular issues such as the death penalty and possible alternatives to punishment. New to the second edition are sections on prison labor, solitary confinement, and issues relating to the punishment of people of color, women, and the poor. Drawing from philosophy, law, literature, and activism, Gertrude Ezorsky provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the philosophical issues underlying and growing out of punishment.
Editions of Philosophical Perspectives on Punishment, Second Edition
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781438458557
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781438458564
- PDF
- ISBN 9781438458571
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Bringing together classic and contemporary texts, this collection considers general philosophical concepts about and justifications for punishment, along with particular issues such as the death penalty and possible alternatives to punishment. New to the second edition are sections on prison labor, solitary confinement, and issues relating to the punishment of people of color, women, and the poor. Drawing from philosophy, law, literature, and activism, Gertrude Ezorsky provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the philosophical issues underlying and growing out of punishment.
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Bringing together classic and contemporary texts, this collection considers general philosophical concepts about and justifications for punishment, along with particular issues such as the death penalty and possible alternatives to punishment. New to the second edition are sections on prison labor, solitary confinement, and issues relating to the punishment of people of color, women, and the poor. Drawing from philosophy, law, literature, and activism, Gertrude Ezorsky provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the philosophical issues underlying and growing out of punishment.
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Philosophy and Religion > Philosophy
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Philosophical Perspectives on Punishment, Second Edition has 462 page(s)
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Gertrude Ezorsky
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Philosophical Perspectives on Punishment, Second Edition is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781438458557) and paperback(ISBN 9781438458564) and pdf(ISBN 9781438458571)
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