I continue to be startled by the fact that people who are ostensibly liberal seem to buy into retributive justifications of punishment.
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@PhilosophyExp Thanks, I'll check it out later--you might be interested in some of the chapters in a book I edited: http://www.amazon.com/Retributivism-Essays-Mark-D-White/dp/0199752230/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371476816&sr=1-11 …
@profmdwhite Part of my interest is that my brother was murdered, but it didn't alter my view that punishment is...well, wrong, pretty much.
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@PhilosophyExp I'm very sorry to hear about your brother -- and I'm happy to see that your convictions lasted through the ordeal. -
@profmdwhite Thanks. The real question is whether my convictions are rationally justified, hence the interest in issues of punishment. - End of conversation
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