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"Crimes are more effectually prevented by the certainty than the severity of punishment"
Originally published in 1764, Beccaria's treatise argued rationally against torture and death in the name of law and order. It was influential throughout Europe, leading to reforms in France and Tuscany.
Its influence is difficult to overstate. A later edition included an anonymous commentary by Voltaire, and translations such as this one were widely read by some of the world's greatest writers and academics: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, William Blackstone, William Eden and Jeremy Bentham, to name a few.
Author: Cesare Beccaria
Publisher: Ockham Publishing
Published: 06/29/2022
Pages: 244
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.51d
ISBN13: 9781839193590
ISBN10: 183919359X
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Political
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