Punishment and shame a philosophical study / [electronic resource] :
Wendy C. Hamblet.
- Lanham : Lexington Books, c2011.
- 202 p.
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.
9781461634072 (electronic bk.)
Punishment--Philosophy. Punishment--Moral and ethical aspects. Shame--Philosophy.