Justifying Legal Punishment
, by PRIMORATZ, IGOR- ISBN: 9781573924108 | 1573924105
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 11/1/1997
While the philosophy of punishment is dominated by utilitarian and "mixed" theories, this study, written in the analytic tradition but also drawing on the views of Hegel, argues for a purely retributive view: all the main questions facing a theory of punishment are answered in terms of justice and desert, without any concessions to social expediency.