On Crimes and Punishments by Cesare Beccaria

222 pages first pub 1763 (editions)

nonfiction classics history philosophy politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Cesare Beccaria's influential treatise On Crimes and Punishments is considered a foundational work in the field of criminology. Three major themes of the Enlightenment run through the treatise: the idea that the social contract forms the moral and...

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