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 doesn't liberalism think of persons as individuals w/o histories and community ties leading to strong indiv. responsibility.
@tomgk90 "Liberal" is a word with many different shades of meaning! :)
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@PhilosophyExp also, just noticed (and not yet read) an article in Punishment and Society which might help http://pun.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/15/3/247?etoc … -
@tomgk90 Thanks. I'll check it out!
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@PhilosophyExp agreed, which is a problem for someone like me, who rejects a liberal outlook, whilst holding many views people call liberal.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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