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).
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@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? -
@PhilosophyExp@Humanisticus If the desire to mutilate goes all the way down. Obv.gets complicated - but that's moral discussion for you!
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@PhilosophyExp@Humanisticus What does "severity" mean? Does it just mean "badness"? -
@Metamagician@Humanisticus I had "badness" In their originally - I should have stuck with it, I think! :)
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@PhilosophyExp@Humanisticus So "bad" is a fuzzy word, even tho' in a particular case it can pick out objective mind-independent properties.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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