Koritansky, Peter Karl <br/><br/>
Thomas Aquinas and the philosophy of punishment 
Peter Karl Koritansky. 
 - Washington, D.C.  Catholic University of America Press  c2012. 
 - x, 209 p.  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-209) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813218830 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011033836 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Thomas, Aquinas, Saint,  1225?-1274 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Punishment--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Retribution--Religious aspects--Christianity.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>B765.T54  / K63 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.601  / K845t