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Koritansky, Peter Karl

Thomas Aquinas and the philosophy of punishment Peter Karl Koritansky. - Washington, D.C. Catholic University of America Press c2012. - x, 209 p. 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-209) and index.

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 political society -- Capital punishment, evangelium vitae, and the Thomistic theory of punishment -- Conclusion: Thomas Aquinas and modern theories of punishment.

ISBN: 9780813218830 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2011033836

Subjects--Personal Names:
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Punishment--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Retribution--Religious aspects--Christianity.

LC Class. No.: B765.T54 / K63 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 364.601 / K845t