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Cesare Beccaria
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Of Crimes and Punishments |
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English |
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1998-06 |
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1568860544 |
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Marsilio Pub |
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1.11 pounds |
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Reprint |
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Product Description
First published in 1764, and the first sustained critique in the Western tradition of capital punishment, this essay is a touchstone of legal and ethical reasoning. The likes of Voltaire, Jefferson, and Franklin have cited Beccaria as a model of clarity and morality in thinking about this often impassioned topic. Today, Beccaria's emphasis on prevention of crime, promptness of punishment, and the unnecessary nature of the death penalty are central to contemporary debates on crime.
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