Project Gutenberg 2013-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 199 Blatchford, Robert 1851 1943 Macginnis, P. McGinnis, P. Not Guilty: A Defence of the Bottom Dog Produced by David Widger "Not Guilty: A Defence of the Bottom Dog" by Robert Blatchford is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century. The book addresses the concept of morality and justice from the perspective of those marginalized or oppressed in society, often referred to as the "Bottom Dog." The author challenges traditional views on punishment and morality, arguing for compassion and understanding toward individuals shaped by their circumstances of birth and environment. The opening of the text presents the author's apology to readers, emphasizing that he wishes to engage them in a straightforward discussion about serious societal issues rather than a dry academic treatise. Blatchford introduces his main argument, asserting that many social ills are not the result of individual sinfulness but are rooted in conditions beyond people’s control, such as heredity and environment. He rejects the idea of punishing individuals simply for being born into harsh circumstances, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of what it means to be moral and just in a flawed society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Criminals Free will and determinism HV Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Sociology 422155 422164 2024-09-18T09:10:18.700002 2023-09-19T05:16:06.230026 text/html text/html 418541 2014-02-22T14:03:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 149253 2014-02-22T14:04:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 207283 2024-09-18T09:10:25.729985 application/epub+zip 211482 2024-09-18T09:10:20.391001 application/epub+zip 211482 2024-09-18T09:10:19.356010 application/epub+zip 413393 2024-09-18T09:10:29.791968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391668 2024-09-18T09:10:25.038967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351347 2022-09-19T19:39:17.502262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395237 395230 2024-09-18T09:10:17.462003 2023-09-19T05:16:05.300029 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 394992 2013-08-14T10:31:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 145569 2013-08-14T10:31:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 394988 2013-08-14T10:31:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145530 2013-08-14T10:31:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20403 2024-09-18T09:10:29.933940 application/rdf+xml 15117 2024-09-18T09:10:19.745014 image/jpeg 3634 2024-09-18T09:10:19.547000 image/jpeg 203696 2024-09-18T09:10:18.739015 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia