@PhilosophyExp Determined, no. But it certainly is a factor.
The idea that the severity of a crime, or the culpability of an offender, are determined solely by the victim's experience is nonsense.
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@PhilosophyExp In a society that prioritises rehabilitation the answer should be no, in one that prioritises punishment the answer is yes. -
@Humanisticus That response begs the question (which has to do with the justifications of the particular approach taken). -
@PhilosophyExp@Humanisticus I take "bad" to mean, roughly, "having such inherent properties as tend to militate against our desires". -
@Metamagician@Humanisticus I could live with that, though I guess I'd want a discussion about how the word "tend" is functioning! -
@PhilosophyExp@Humanisticus Sure - needed something that fitted into 140 characters. But it captures some of the genuine fuzziness. -
@Metamagician@Humanisticus I think this is complicated - I guess I worry the focus on desires could lead into relativism. So FGM, eg? - 1 more reply
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@PhilosophyExp How would you determine the severity of a crime? Why is murder more severe than robbery for example? -
@Avril_Ladybird I'm not sure I want to get into that on twitter. I had severity in quotes originally (but tweet got too long)! :) -
@PhilosophyExp Eh, you make a sweeping statement on Twitter but refuse to discuss it on Twitter? Okaaaaay... -
@Avril_Ladybird Which is entirely how twitter should be used...! It's hopeless as a forum for discussion. Absolutely hopeless. -
@PhilosophyExp You may have a point. Clarification would have been nice though. If not experience of victim, then what? -
@Avril_Ladybird Well, it can't just be the experience of the immediate victim (suppose you murder someone in their sleep)?
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