A collection of original contributions by philosophers working in the ethics of punishment, gathering new perspectives on various challenging topics including punishment and forgiveness, dignity, discrimination, public opinion, torture, rehabilitation, and restitution.

Autorentext
CHRISTOPHER BENNETT Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Sheffield, UK THOM BROOKS, Reader Department of Politics, University of Newcastle, UK DAVID B. HERSHENOW Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University at Buffalo, USA STEPHEN KERSHNAR Associate Professor, State University of New York, USA KASPER LIPPERT-RASMUSSEN Professor in Political Theory, University of Aarhus, Denmark THOMAS S. PETERSEN Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Roskilde University, Denmark LEO ZAIBERT Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, USA

Inhalt
Foreword Notes on Contributors Punishment and the Socratic Roots of Retributivism; J.Ryberg & J.A.Corlett Punishment and British Idealism; T.Brooks Punishment and Restitution; D.B.Hershenow Punishment and Rehabilitation; C.Bennett Punishment and the Measurement of Severity; J.Ryberg Punishment and Forgiveness; L.Zaibert Punishment and Dignity; T.S.Petersen Punishment and Torture; S.Kershnar Punishment and Public Opinion; J.Ryberg Punishment and Discrimination; K.Lippert-Rasmussen Index