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

By: Hamblet, Wendy C, 1949-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham : Lexington Books, c2011Description: 202 pISBN: 9781461634072 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Punishment -- Philosophy | Punishment -- Moral and ethical aspects | Shame -- PhilosophyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 303.3/6 LOC classification: HV8693 | .H36 2011Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
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 -- Toward a Christian philosophy of punishment -- From karitas to penal spectacle -- The business of punishment -- Modernity's shameful penology -- Shame, social injustice, and the poor's right to crime.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 -- Toward a Christian philosophy of punishment -- From karitas to penal spectacle -- The business of punishment -- Modernity's shameful penology -- Shame, social injustice, and the poor's right to crime.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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