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1 online resource (224 pages) |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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 civil society -- Capital punishment, evangelium vitae, and the Thomistic theory of punishment -- Conclusion: Thomas Aquinas and modern theories of punishment. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.
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Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. |
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Punishment -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Punishment -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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Retribution -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Retribution -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Koritansky, Peter Karl, 1974- Thomas Aquinas and the philosophy of punishment. Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, ©2012 9780813218830 (DLC) 2011033836 (OCoLC)747232725 |
| ISBN |
9780813219448 (electronic book) |
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0813219442 (electronic book) |
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9780813218830 |
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0813218837 |
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