A Kantian nonideal theory of punishment

Anda, Ashli

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Description

Title

A Kantian nonideal theory of punishment

Author(s)

Anda, Ashli

Issue Date

2024-04-26

Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)

Varden, Helga

Doctoral Committee Chair(s)

Varden, Helga

Committee Member(s)

• Murphy, Colleen
• Bojanowski, Jochen
• Yankah, Ekow
• Holtman, Sarah

Department of Study

Philosophy

Discipline

Philosophy

Degree Granting Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Degree Level

Dissertation

Keyword(s)

• Legal philosophy
• Political philosophy, Kant, Punishment, Mass Incarceration

Abstract

My dissertation presents a Kantian theory of punishment that joins Kant’s ideal theory of freedom with a nonideal theory developed by means of his general ideas of human nature. This nonideal theory of punishment envisions rightful relations between juridically vulnerable, interacting people in a way that accounts for the contingencies and historical contexts of our embodied, social human lives. The result includes an experiential account of legal subjects and a social critical framework for critiquing institutions and examining the wrongness of mass incarceration.

Graduation Semester

2024-05

Type of Resource

Thesis

Handle URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/124414

Copyright and License Information

Copyright 2024 Ashli Anda

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