Pietro Verri

Beccaria’s “On Crimes and Punishment,” he discusses the specific laws that he believed to be barbaric and in need of reform to more efficiently protect the rights of victims and criminals. This text was well-received by many European emperors during his time and is utilized in the United States’ Constitution and Bill of Rights, as well as still being a reference for legal proceedings to this day. Beccaria was born March 15, 1738 in Milan, Italy to an aristocratic father. He went to a Jesuit primary school where he became interested in mathematics. He continued his education at the University of Pavia where he studied law and became especially interested in philosophers such as Montesquieu. Beccaria became friends with two brothers, Pietro and Alessandro Verri and formed literary society with…

life and these two friends, the brothers Pietro Verri and Alessandro Verri, would exert powerful influences on him and his work. Pietro was 10 years older than Cesare Beccaria, and Beccaria always looked up to him, especially because Pietro had a literary career followed by a stint in the Austrian army, attaining the rank of captain. Returning to Milan in 1760, Pietro and Alessandro began advocating for political, social, and literary reforms. As part of their reform efforts, they formed a…

Before Beccaria wrote his book, he joined a club of reformers, hosted by the Verri Brothers. It was called “The Academy of Fists”. Alessandro and Pietro Verri were the ones that pushed Beccaria to write a book. Without them, Beccaria would have wrote On Crimes and Punishments. The Verri Brothers also influenced Becaria to read and to be further inspired by writings by Montesquieu, Diderot, and David Hume. Because of the Verri Brothers, Beccaria went on a tour in result of writing his book. He…

Cesare Beccaria: A Biographical Sketch Cesare Beccaria was born on March 15, 1738 in Milan, Italy to an aristocratic family of the Hapsburgs, but they only earned a ,”..modest income…”, (Biography.com). He was educated at ,”...a Jesuit school in Parma, Italy…”, (Biography.com). That school was said to be extraordinarily unhinged and smothered all emotions. Despite this, Cesare managed to excel in math, and attended the University of Pavia in 1758, acquiring a degree in law. In the early…

undermining its monarchy, its established church and what he considered the “natural” ruling elite.” Modern Europe from the Renaissance to the present. John Merriman. British nationalism increased in opposition of the threat spread by its old catholic enemy. Britain’s government and Spanish’s one were persuaded towards a war with a popular support. In Germany, the consequences of the Revolution and the French presence reached to a new patriotic feeling and the emergence of nationalism. Writers…

personal freedoms in order to enjoy the benefits of living amongst others cooperatively. Certain key rights of the individual are necessary for the enjoyment of life, and governments that restrict and prohibit the exercise of those rights should be disbanded. Crime lessens the quality of the contractual bond that exists between individuals and their society. Therefore, criminal acts cannot be tolerated by any members of everyone wants to receive the most benefit from living in a cooperative…