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Plato's Penal Code

By Saunders, Trevor J.

Plato's Penal Code Law

Plato's Penal Code

By Saunders, Trevor J.

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This book first traces the development of Greek ideas and controversies about punishment from Homer to Plato. It then demonstrates in detail how in his Laws Plato attempts to give concrete expression to his radical new penology by in effect rewriting the Athenian penal code. The ancient problem of the purpose of punishment is still of relevance to contemporary society. This exposition of Plato's instructive and important attempt to solve it is therefore written with the needs of non-specialists very much in mind. The complex material is lucidly set out, and key Greek terms are transliterated and explained.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
436
Release Date:
1994-12-29
Publication Date:
1993-12-16
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198149603
ISBN13:
9780198149606
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
658 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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