01:920:222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cogito Ergo Sum, Thoughtcrime
Document Summary
Get away from the medieval punishment and torture for crimes and begin a true justice system that is less barbaric and more fair for each individual crime: order, reasonable and predication way of punishment from criminal. Classical theory behavior was now being made: classical theory - under the rational choice paradigm. Made up of 3 main parts: we are all predisposed to crime, everything we do will maximize our pleasure while minimizing our pain. Known as felicity calculus (pleasure to pain ratio, benefit to cost ratio) - Rational behavior: to avoid this rise in crime, they need deterrents, a deterrent must increase the pain/cost aspect in felicity. Calculus so you are less likely to commit the crime. Bentham likes the idea of manipulating people into not doing what they are predisposed to do: bentham is a reformist who wants a justice system instead of horrific torture for simple crimes.
