This book assesses Plato's penal code within the tradition of Greek penology. Saunders provides a detailed exposition of the emergence of the concept of publicly controlled, rationally calculated, and socially directed punishment in the period between Homer and Plato. He outlines the serious debate that ensued in the fifth century over the opposition by philosophers to popular judicial assumptions, and shows how the philosophical arguments gradually gained ground. He demonstrates that Plato advanced the most radical of the philosophical formulations of the concept of punishment in his Laws, arguing that punishment is or should be utilitarian and strictly reformative. This first comprehensive and detailed study of Plato's penology gives deserved attention to the works of a most important political and legal thinker.

Plato's Penal Code: Tradition, Controversy, and Reform in Greek Penology

Literature & Fiction

Saunders, Trevor J.

History & Criticism

Oxford University Press

This book assesses Plato's penal code within the tradition of Greek penology. Saunders provides a detailed exposition of the emergence of the concept of publicly controlled, rationally calculated, and socially directed punishment in the period between Homer and Plato. He outlines the serious debate that ensued in the fifth century over the opposition by philosophers to popular judicial assumptions, and shows how the philosophical arguments gradually gained ground. He demonstrates that Plato advanced the most radical of the philosophical formulations of the concept of punishment in his Laws, arguing that punishment is or should be utilitarian and strictly reformative. This first comprehensive and detailed study of Plato's penology gives deserved attention to the works of a most important political and legal thinker.

Plato's Penal Code: Tradition, Controversy, and Reform in Greek Penology (Clarendon Paperbacks)

British & Irish

Clarendon Press

Politics (Clarendon Aristotle Series)

The Politics is one of Aristotle's most important works, having had an inestimable influence on political thought up until the present day. This volume provides a clear and accurate translation of the first two books together with helpful philosophical commentary.

Politics & Social Sciences

Aristotle

Philosophy

Bibliography on Plato's Laws, 1920-1970, with additional citations through May, 1975 (History of ideas in ancient Greece)

Reference

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Arno Press

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