Plato's Penal Code Tradition, Controversy, and Reform in Greek Penology
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
- Publish date: 01/01/1994
Description:
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.
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