Death and Other Penalties: Philosophy in a Time of Mass Incarceration

by Lisa Guenther and Scott Zeman

Book Overview

Mass incarceration is one of the most pressing ethical and political issues of our time. In this volume, philosophers join activists and those incarcerated on death row to grapple with contemporary U.S. punishment practices and draw out critiques around questions of power, identity, justice, and ethical responsibility.

This work takes shape against a backdrop of disturbing trends: The United States incarcerates more of its own citizens than...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823265307
• ISBN13: 9780823265305
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"