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Thomas Aquinas and the philosophy of punishment
2012, Catholic University of America Press, The Catholic University of America Press
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Table of Contents

Introduction: modern philosophies of punishment and the return to Aquinas
The problem with the utilitarian theory of punishment
The problem with modern retributivism
Foundations of the Thomistic theory of punishment
The moral basis of punishment: Aquinas's retributivism
Beyond retribution: punishing criminals in political society
Capital punishment, evangelium vitae, and the Thomistic theory of punishment
Conclusion: Thomas Aquinas and modern theories of punishment.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

Published in
Washington, D.C

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
364.601
Library of Congress
B765.T54 K63 2012, B765.T54K63 2012

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
240

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25005467M
ISBN 13
9780813218830
LCCN
2011033836
OCLC/WorldCat
747232725

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