FYSM 219 - Crime and Punishment

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Trinity College

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The concepts of crime and punishment--transgression and retribution--are so widespread and taken for granted that we often lose sight of the questions of how they originate and have evolved. Through study of important literary, philosophical, and social science texts, we shall be considering, in addition to these historical questions, the issues also of the relation between crime and punishment as well their connection to such related concepts as freedom and responsibility, revenge and forgiveness. Contemporary views of the function of punishment and the causes of crime will be addressed against the background of the classical views discussed. Readings will include selections from Genesis and works by Aeschylus, Dostoyevsky, Nietzsche, Kafka, Christopher Browning, and Mary Douglas. Class assignments will include a journal, short essays, and class presentations. 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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