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The Limits of Blame
Rethinking Punishment and Responsibility
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Erin I. Kelly
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English
Published/Copyright:
2018
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Faith in the power and righteousness of retribution has taken over the American criminal justice system. Approaching punishment and responsibility from a philosophical perspective, Erin Kelly challenges the moralism behind harsh treatment of criminal offenders and calls into question our society’s commitment to mass incarceration.
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Gives us a philosopher’s take on the concept of criminal ‘guilt,’ on how easily we miss the larger social context in which crime takes place, and how we need to broaden our blame in order to adjust our justice.
-- Adam Gopnik New Yorker
-- Adam Gopnik New Yorker
This book has an elegant humanity that is missing in many discussions of punishment. Erin Kelly makes a powerful case that blame should not have the central role in the justification of punishment that it traditionally has had, and proposes an alternative centered on harm reduction—grounded not in consequentialism but in principles of justice. The Limits of Blame is a model for philosophers who aim to engage with the criminal justice system.
-- Victor Tadros, University of Warwick
-- Victor Tadros, University of Warwick
A wonderfully insightful book. Retributivists will have to think more carefully about the connection between responsibility and blame, and everyone in the field will need to reconsider their views on deterrence and proportionality.
-- Vincent Chiao, University of Toronto
-- Vincent Chiao, University of Toronto
In a fair-minded and incisive way, The Limits of Blame moves the debate forward, and will be of great interest to moral and legal philosophers as well as political theorists. This book is animated by an unmistakable social and political ethos.
-- Göran Duus-Otterström, Aarhus University
-- Göran Duus-Otterström, Aarhus University
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November 12, 2018
eBook ISBN:
9780674989436
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