Critical Perspectives in Criminology: Philosophy, crime and Criminology

Philosophy, Crime, And Criminology Represents The First Systematic Attempt To Unpack The Philosophical Foundations Of Crime In Western Culture. Utilizing The Insights Of Ontology, Epistemology, Aesthetics, And Ethics, Contributors Demonstrate How The Reality Of Crime Is Informed By A Number Of Implicit Assumptions About The Human Condition And Unstated Values About Civil Society. Charting A Provocative And Original Direction, Editors Bruce A. Arrigo And Christopher R. Williams Couple Theoretically Oriented Chapters With Those Centered On Application And Case Study. In Doing So, They Develop An Insightful, Sensible, And Accessible Approach For A Philosophical Criminology In Step With The Political And Economic Challenges Of The Twenty-first Century. Revealing The Ways In Which Philosophical Conceits Inform Prevailing Conceptions Of Crime, Philosophy, Crime, And Criminology Is Required Reading For Any Serious Student Or Scholar Concerned With Crime And Its Impact On Society And In Our Lives. Introduction: Philosophy, Crime, And Theoretical Criminology / Christopher R. Williams And Bruce A. Arrigo -- The Ontology Of Crime : On The Construction Of The Real, The Image, And The Hyper-real / Bruce A. Arrigo -- Normalized Masculinity : The Ontology Of Violence Rooted In Everyday Life / Jessie Klein And Lynn S. Chancer -- Crime, Criminology, And Epistemology : Tribal Considerations / Ronnie Lippens -- The Epistemology Of Theory Testing In Criminology / Bruce Dicristina -- Engaging Freedom : Towards An Ethics Of Crime And Deviance / Christopher R. Williams -- Ethics And Edgework : Spinoza, Nietzsche, And Deleuze / Dragan Milovanovic -- The Aesthetics Of Crime / Michelle Brown -- The Aesthetics Of Cultural Criminology / Jeff Ferrell. Edited By Bruce A. Arrigo And Christopher R. Williams. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Utilizes the insights of ontology, epistemology, aesthetics, and ethics to demonstrate how the reality of crime is informed by a number of implicit assumptions about the human condition and un-stated values about civil society. This title attempts to unpack the philosophical foundations of crime in Western culture. In this examination of the philosophical foundations of crime in Western culture, the authors combine theoretical chapters with those centred on application and case study. They develop an accessible and insightful approach to philosophical criminology in step with the challenges of the 21st century