On Guilt, Responsibility, and Punishment
Download or Read eBook On Guilt, Responsibility, and Punishment PDF written by Alf Ross and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1975-01-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Alf Ross |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1975-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0520027175 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780520027176 |
Rating | : 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis On Guilt, Responsibility, and Punishment by : Alf Ross
Book excerpt: Selected essays originally published as a book in Danish in 1970. Three had been published before then in English, but the others are new. All deal with concepts common to law and morality. "They function in the same way in legal and moral discourse: guilt determines responsibility, and responsibility punishment. But the conditions under which a person incurs guilt differ according to whether the guilt is legal or moral, as do also the manner in which the responsibility takes effect and the penal reaction itself." Cf. Preface, page v.