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Punishment (1957)
About this film
Discusses the philosophies of retribution and reformation in connection with punishment and the resulting deterrent effect on others. Distinguishes between cruel and humane punishment, and explains how the extremes of punishment can be combined. Presents excerpts from some of the great thinkers, such as Plato and Aristotle, on this subject. (Description from NET Film Service Catalog 1960)
Directors & creators
KGO-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Punishment, Mortimer J. Adler, Great Ideas, Philosophy, Ethics, Justice, Retribution, Retaliation, Criminal Justice, Jurisprudence, Legal Theory, Pain of Sense, Pain of Loss, Physical Pain, Moral Pain, Deterrence, Expediency, Penology, Social Order, Imprisonment, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Discipline, Moral Philosophy, Educational Television, History of Ideas
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