Philosophy, Crime, and Criminology - 9780252072895

Philosophy, Crime, and CriminologyAuthor(s): Bruce A. Arrigo, Christopher R. Williams, Christopher R. Williams, Bruce A. Arrigo, Bruce A. Arrigo, Jessie Klein, Lynn S. Chancer, Ronnie Lippens, Bruce DiCristina, Dragan Milovanovic\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press, United States\nImprint: University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252072895, 978-0252072895\nSynopsis\nPhilosophy, Crime, and Criminology represents the first systematic attempt to unpack the philosophical foundations of crime in Western culture. Utilizing the insights of ontology, epistemology, aesthetics, and ethics, contributors demonstrate how the reality of crime is informed by a number of implicit assumptions about the human condition and unstated values about civil society. Charting a provocative and original direction, editors Bruce A. Arrigo and Christopher R. Williams couple theoretically oriented chapters with those centered on application and case study. In doing so, they develop an i.