Philosophy of Punishment

Amihai Radzyner

doi:10.4324/9781003309802-7

Philosophy of Punishment

Amihai Radzyner

Bar-Ilan University - Yaacov Herzog Faculty of Law

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This chapter reviews the various types of punishments, as well as their aims, which Jewish law discusses throughout the ages. The chapter reviews a wide range of sources, from the Bible through the talmudic and medieval literature to the twentieth-century discussions. The main argument presented in the chapter is that the design of Jewish criminal punishment throughout the ages was influenced by the tension that exists between its two different aims: on the one hand, the religious nature of Jewish law emphasizes the motive of atonement, and, on the other hand, the need to make punishment effective from a social perspective, similar to its purpose in human legal systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Jewish Legal Tradition
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	125-178
Number of pages	54
ISBN (Electronic)	9781040315798
ISBN (Print)	9781032314389
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003309802-7
State	Published - 1 Jan 2025

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© 2025 selection and editorial matter, Ari Mermelstein, Suzanne Last Stone, and Yair Lorberbaum; individual chapters, the contributors.

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