Professor Thom Brooks thom.brooks@durham.ac.uk
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Is Bradley a Retributivist?
Brooks, Thom
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Abstract
Perhaps the least controversial area of F.H. Bradley's writings relates to his views on punishment. Commentators universally recognize Bradley's theory of punishment as a retributivist theory of punishment. This article challenges the received wisdom. I argue that Bradley does not endorse retributivism as commonly understood. Instead, he defends the view that punishment is non-retributivist and serves the end of societal maintenance. Moreover, Bradley defends this view consistently from Ethical Studies to later work on punishment. Instead of holding a theory of punishment largely unique amongst British Idealists of his time, Bradley's views on punishment are far more consistent than previously thought.
Citation
Brooks, T. (2011). Is Bradley a Retributivist?. History of Political Thought, 32(1), 83-95
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2011 |
Deposit Date | Nov 21, 2012 |
Publicly Available Date | May 1, 2013 |
Journal | History of Political Thought |
Print ISSN | 0143-781X |
Publisher | Imprint Academic |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 32 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 83-95 |
Keywords | Punishment, Retribution, Unified theory. |
Publisher URL | http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/hpt/2011/00000032/00000001/art00005 |
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