Punishment and shame [electronic resource] : a philosophical study / Wendy C. Hamblet

Author: Hamblet, Wendy C., 1949-
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, A division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2011]
Physical Description: 202 pages ; 23 cm

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Contents

Introduction -- Justice and the cosmic order in Greek mythology -- Justice and punishment in Greek tragedy -- Honor and shame in the heroic worldview -- Justice and punishment in classical Athens -- From avenging to healing -- Shame as witness to education -- Plato's revolutionary penology -- The science of penal measure -- A Christian penology -- From karitas to penal spectacle -- The business of punishment -- Modernity's shameful penology -- Shame, social injustice, and the poor's right to crime -- Afterword.

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ISBN

9780739149362 (hardbound)
0739149369 (hardbound)
9780739149379 (paperback)
0739149377 (paperback)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-199) and index.

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