Criminological Theory: Assessing Philosophical Assumptions犯罪学原理
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- 出版社 Anderson Publishing
- 出版时间 2013年11月
- ISBN 9781455777648
- 定价 670.00
内容简介
Criminologistscanbenefitfromquestioningtheunderlyingassumptionsuponwhichtheyresttheirwork.Philosophyhastheabilitytoclarifyourthoughts,informusofwhywethinkaboutthingsthewaywedo,solvecontradictionsinourthinkingweneverknewexisted,andevendissolvesomedichotomieswethoughtwerecastinstone.Oneofthosedichotomiesisfreewillvs.determinism.Criminologymustreckonwithbothfreewillandagency,aspositedbysometheories,anddeterminism,aspositedbyothers-includingtheevermoreinfluentialfieldsofgeneticsandbiosocialcriminology.CriminologicalTheory:AssessingPhilosophicalAssumptionsexaminesphilosophicalconceptssuchastheseinthecontextofimportantcriminologicaltheoriesorissuesthatarefoundationalbutnotgenerallyconsideredintheliteratureonthistopic.Theuniquenessofthistreatmentofcriminologicaltheoryisthatratherthanreportingwhatthispersonorthathassaidaboutaparticulartheory,Walshexposesthephilosophicalassumptionsunderlyingthetheory.Studentsandscholarslearntoclarifytheirownbiasesandbetteranalyzetheimplicationsofabroadrangeoftheoriesofcrimeandjustice.Itoffersafruitfulperspectiveontheoriesofcriminology.Itcoversawiderangeofphilosophicalconceptsthatarerelevanttoeachmajorcriminologicaltheory.Itchallengesscholarsandadvancedstudentstothinkdeeplyaboutcriminalbehavioranditscauses.
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