The Ends of Harm
Author | : Victor Tadros |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2011-09-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199554423 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199554420 |
Rating | : 4/5 (420 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Ends of Harm by : Victor Tadros
Download or read book The Ends of Harm written by Victor Tadros and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can the brutal and costly enterprise of criminal punishment be justified? This book makes a provocative, original contribution to the philosophical literature and debate on the morality of punishing, arguing that punishment is justified in the duties that offenders incur as a result of their wrongdoing.