This book provides discussions of both the concept of responsibility and punishment as well as individual and collective responsibility. It demonstrates how the concepts of responsibility and punishment apply to some of the most important problems of our time.

This volume provides discussions of both the concept of responsibility and of punishment, and of both individual and collective responsibility. It provides in-depth Socratic and Kantian bases for a new version of retributivism, and defends that version against the main criticisms that have been raised against retributivism in general. It includes chapters on criminal recidivism and capital punishment, as well as one on forgiveness, apology and punishment that is congruent with the basic precepts of the new retributivism defended therein. Finally, chapters on corporate responsibility and punishment are included, with a closing chapter on holding the U.S. accountable for its most recent invasion and occupation of Iraq. The book is well-focused but also presents the widest ranging set of topics of any book of its kind as it demonstrates how the concepts of responsibility and punishment apply to some of the most important problems of our time.

This is one of the best books on punishment, and the Fourth Edition continues its tradition of excellence. The book connects punishment importantly to moral responsibility and desert, and it is comprehensive in its scope, both addressing abstract, theoretical issues and applied issues as well. The topics treated include collective responsibility, apology, forgiveness, capital punishment, and war crimes. Highly recommended.John Martin Fischer, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside.

Provides solid link between concepts of responsibility and punishment Provides a defence of a new retributivist analysis of punishment Provides discussions of timely topics in the law such as capital punishment, corporate responsibility and punishment, and the U.S.'s responsibility for its recent invasion and occupation of Iraq Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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J. Angelo Corlett, PhD, serves as Professor of Philosophy and Ethics at San Diego State University. He is the author of more than 100 books and articles in philosophy and ethics, including the books: Analyzing Social Knowledge (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers: 1996); Responsibility and Punishment (Kluwer and Springer: 2001, 2003, 2009 and 2014); Terrorism: A Philosophical Analysis (Kluwer: 2003); Race, Racism, and Reparations (Cornell University Press: 2003); Interpreting Plato's Dialogues (Parmenides: 2005); Race, Rights, and Justice (Springer: 2009); The Errors of Atheism (Continuum: 2010); Heirs of Oppression (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers: 2010). Many of his articles has been published in leading philosophy journals, including the American Philosophical Quarterly; Analysis; The Classical Quarterly; International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion; Journal of Social Philosophy;The Journal of Ethics: An International Philosophical Review; Journal of Medicine and Philosophy; Philosophy, among others. He is also the founding Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Ethics: An International Philosophical Review (1995-present).

Inhalt
Preface
Introduction
1: The Problem of Responsibility,- 2: The Problem of Punishment.-3: The Socratic Roots of Retributivism.- 4: Foundations of a Kantian Retributivism.- 5: Assessin Retributivism.- 6: Retributivism and Recidivism.- 7: Forgiveness, Apology, and Retributive Punishment.-
8: Capital Punishment.- 9: The Problem of Collective Responsibility.-10: Corporate Responsibility and Punishment.-11: U.S. Responsibility for War Crimes in Iraq.-Conclusion