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Title: | A Defense of Pure Restitution |
Authors: | Hirmiz, Rand |
Advisor: | Igneski, Violetta |
Department: | Philosophy |
Keywords: | pure restitution;punishment;restorative justice;Arthur Ripstein;David Boonin;Randy Barnett;Joel Feinberg |
Publication Date: | 2018 |
Abstract: | In this thesis I argue that legal punishment is far from perfect, and that the most common defenses used to justify it prove to be unsuccessful when examined closely. I propose that if there exists an alternative, non-punitive, practice capable of achieving the same benefits, then that practice should be preferred over punishment. I then proceed to introduce one such alternative, the theory of pure restitution, and resolve some problems raised by its critics. I ultimately demonstrate not only that pure restitution is capable of achieving the same benefits as punishment, but that it is capable of achieving even further benefits. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/24132 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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