The Philosophy of Punishment and the History of Political Thought
| Author | : Peter Karl Koritansky |
| Publisher | : University of Missouri Press |
| Total Pages | : 235 |
| Release | : 2011-12-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780826219442 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0826219446 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (446 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Philosophy of Punishment and the History of Political Thought written by Peter Karl Koritansky and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2011-12-30 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Conveniently divided into three sections, the book explores pagan and Christian pre-modern thought; early modern thought, culminating in chapters on Kant and classic Utilitarianism; and postmodern thought as exemplified in the theories of Nietzsche and Foucault. In all, the essays probe the work of Plato, Saint Augustine, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Hobbes, Immanuel Kant, Cesere Beccaria, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Michel Foucault.
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