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Subject(s)

• Punishment—Philosophy [Browse]
• Corrections—Philosophy [Browse]

Editor

• Ryberg, Jesper [Browse]

• Ryberg, Jesper [Browse]

Series

Oxford handbooks [More in this series]

Summary note

The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Punishment is the most comprehensive collective work that has yet been published on the philosophical aspects of punishment. It is divided into ten sections covering all the main philosophical challenges arising from the questions of why, when, and how offenders should be punished for their misdeeds. An initial section provides insight into and discussions of all the leading theories of the justification of punishment (retributivism, consequentialism, pluralistic theory, communicative theory, self-defense theory, right forfeiture theory, restitutionism, restorative justice, and abolitionism). Other sections present considerations of what types of punishment can legitimately be imposed on offenders (capital punishment, incarceration, corporal punishment, probation, electronic monitoring, and cruel and unusual punishment) and of how the severity of punishments should be determined. A section is also devoted to the many factors that should be considered at sentencing (responsibility and defenses, mens rea, criminal record, guilty pleas, remorse, and mercy). Yet other sections concern discussions of punishment of special groups of offenders (young and very old offenders, female offenders, socially deprived offenders, multiple offenders, dangerous offenders, and war criminals) and broader societal aspects of punishment (social inequality, discrimination, and public opinion). A section on medical and technological aspects of punishment deals with controversial issues such as the use of neurointerventions, artificial intelligence, and the role of physicians in the imposition of punishments. The handbook brings together authoritative chapters written be the field's leading scholars"- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• The philosophy of punishment / Jesper Ryberg
• The definition of punishment / Frej Klem Thomsen
• Retributivism / Mitchell Berman
• Consequentialism / Jesper Ryberg
• Pluralistic theory / Douglas Husak
• Communicative theory / Antony Duff
• Right forfeiture theory / Christopher Wellman and William Bell
• Self-defense theory / Derk Pereboom
• Estitutionism / David Hershenov
• Restorative justice / Christopher Bennett
• Abolitionism / Bill Wringe
• Capital punishment / Michael Cholbi
• Incarceration / Richard Lippke
• Corporal punishment / Ole Martin Moen and Aksel Braanen Sterri
• Probation / Rob Canton
• Electronic monitoring / William Bülow
• Cruel and unusual punishment / Thom Brooks
• Measuring punishment severity / Adam Kolber
• Retributivism and severity / Göran Duus-Otterström
• Consequentialism and severity / Mirko Bagaric
• Responsibility and defenses / Stephen J. Morse
• Mens rea / Marcia Baron
• Criminal record / Richard Frase
• Guilty pleas / Sebastian Jon Holmen
• Remorse / Steven Tudor
• Mercy / Leo Zaibert
• Juvenile and very old offenders / Gideon Yaffe
• Female offenders / Holly Lawford-Smith
• Socially deprived offenders / Terry Skolnik
• Multiple offenders / Youngjae Lee
• Dangerous offenders / Susan Dimock
• War criminals / Sebastian Jon Holmen
• Collateral damage / Zachary Hoskins
• Disenfranchisement / Milena Tripkovic
• Criminal records and the labor market / Thomas Søbirk Petersen
• Punishment and social inequality / Matt Matravers
• Punishment and discrimination / Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen
• Punishment and resources / Mark D. White
• Punishment and public opinion / Julian Roberts
• Neurointerventions and punishment / Jesper Ryberg
• Physicians and punishment / Rebecca L. Walker
• Punishment and artificial intelligence / Jesper Ryberg
• How should we work as penal ethicists? / Jesper Ryberg.

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ISBN

• 9780197750506 (hardcover)
• 0197750508 (hardcover)

LCCN

2024023725

OCLC

1453209740

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