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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Rosenbaum, Thane. Payback. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013 (OCoLC)841039726 |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Thane Rosenbaum |
ISBN: | 9780226726618 0226726614 |
OCLC Number: | 809911111 |
Description: | 314 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Introduction -- Running away from revenge -- Just deserts -- The emotions of revenge -- The science of mad -- Why we punish -- Other cultures and revenge -- When self-help is permissible -- Release revenge. |
Responsibility: | Thane Rosenbaum. |
Abstract:
We call it justice - the assassination of Osama bin Laden, the incarceration of corrupt politicians or financiers, and the slaying of cinema-screen villains by superheroes. But could we not also call it revenge? Revenge, the author argues, is not the problem. Instead, the problem is the inadequacy of lawful outlets through which to express it.
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"Because it is often regarded as 'un-Christian,' revenge has acquired a bad name. In this incisive analysis, Thane Rosenbaum argues that revenge is a hunger in most injured hearts and the very fundament of our idea of justice. This is a compelling and provocative book, immensely valuable both for its close reasoning and its honesty." -Scott Turow" Read more...
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