Philosophical Criminology

by Andrew Millie

Overview

Philosophical criminology asks big questions about how we get on with one another and what happens when we do not. This accessible book in the New Horizons in Criminology series is the first to foreground this growing area. The book is structured around six philosophical ideas concerning our relations with others: values, morality, aesthetics, order, rules and respect. Building on the author’s theoretical and empirical research, the book considers the boundaries of criminology and the scope for greater exchange between criminology and philosophy. The book is illustrated using examples from a range of countries, and provides a platform for engaging with important topical issues using philosophical and theoretical insights.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447323716
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Publication date:	10/01/2017
Series:	New Horizons in Criminology
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

Professor Andrew Millie's work is interdisciplinary and draws on criminology, philosophy and theology. His most recent book for Bristol UniversityPress is "Criminology and Public Theology" (2020). Other titles include "Philosophical Criminology" (2016) and "Securing Respect" (2009). Andrew is Professor of Criminology at Edge Hill Universityin the UK, and is editor of the Bristol UniversityPress book series "New Horizons in Criminology".

Table of Contents

About the author vi

Acknowledgements vii

Preface Andrew Millie ix

1 A philosophical criminology 1

2 Value Judgements 15

3 Morality 33

4 Aesthetics and crime 51

5 Order and disorder 69

6 Rules 85

7 Respect 99

8 Conclusions 111

References 125

Index 143

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Philosophical Criminology explores its topic from the most basic of premises: it is impossible to discuss criminology without philosophy." David Polizzi, Indiana State University, USA

"This book is the new primer for philosophical criminology. It borrows both knowledge and wisdom from the analytic and continental traditions, and it explains why criminology has always been (and must always be) a decidedly philosophical endeavor, sui generis." Bruce Arrigo, UNC Charlotte

“Opens the philosophical toolbox to criminology helping us to comprehend what questions need asking and how best to answer them.” Don Crewe, Leeds Beckett University

Editorial Reviews

"A real tour de force that lays the groundwork for what Millie calls an empathetic criminology, this little gem of a book deserves to be read very widely." Ronnie Lippens, Keele University

"This is an adventurous and exciting book looking at some old concepts but with fresh thinking. Philosophical Criminology asks big questions about how we get on with one another and what happens when we do not, taking a route which crosses disciplinary boundaries. Well-informed, hugely accessible, and memorable." Loraine Gelsthorpe, University of Cambridge

From the Publisher

This is an adventurous and exciting book looking at some old concepts but with fresh thinking. Philosophical Criminology asks big questions about how we get on with one another and what happens when we do not, taking a route which crosses disciplinary boundaries. Well-informed, hugely accessible, and memorable.

Loraine Gelsthorpe

A real tour de force that lays the groundwork for what Millie calls an empathetic criminology, this little gem of a book deserves to be read very widely.

Ronnie Lippens

Philosophical Criminology explores its topic from the most basic of premises: it is impossible to discuss criminology without philosophy.

David Polizzi

Opens the philosophical toolbox to criminology helping us to comprehend what questions need asking and how best to answer them.

Don Crewe

This book is the new primer for philosophical criminology. It borrows both knowledge and wisdom from the analytic and continental traditions, and it explains why criminology has always been (and must always be) a decidedly philosophical endeavor, sui generis.

Bruce Arrigo