PHLB05H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Retributive Justice, Consequentialism, Pragmatics
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Consequentialism vs. retributivism: consequentialism, punishment is justified by reference to an external goal, e. g. deterrence, retributivism: punishment is justified because of the intrinsic state it causes, desert. 1: deterrence is a contingent effect of punishment it may or may not be brought about by an act of punishment. It is good for those who have done wrong to experience a deprivation, simply because they have done wrong. 2: the intrinsic state of punishment is a deserved state of affairs. Right to punishment: morris argues by contrasting different systems of social control, punishment is one possibility, therapy is another possibility. People are roughly equal in their abilities, but also in their ability to hurt each other. We further imagine that that these people can reason with each other and conform their behavior to rules. The benefit of these rules is fairly evident: each person benefits by others restricting their tendency to be violent.
