Criminology and Moral Philosophy: Empirical Methods and the Study of Values

ISBN-13: 9780367479329 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 222 str.

New York) Jacobs Jonathan (John Jay College

Opis

This book offers an introduction to the philosophical issues of criminal justice ethics in a way suitable for students of criminology and criminal justice. It links philosophical concepts with empirical research in criminology and introduces criminal justice ethics, in the context of political and legal order.

Spis treści

Preface
Introduction  
Chapter 1   Rules, Norms, and Values
Chapter 2   Norms and the Rule of Law
Chapter 3  Hume’s Moral Philosophy and His Contested Legacy
Chapter 4  Relativism and the Study of Morality   
Chapter 5  Some Illustrations        
Chapter 6. Multiple Layers of Normativity  
Conclusion 
Appendix I 

O autorze

Jonathan Jacobs is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Institute of Criminal Justice Ethics at John Jay College, CUNY, USA.