If there were a button that'd make racists, etc., 10% more miserable, I think a lot of people would think they'd be justified in pushing it.
Have any philosophers written seriously abt the justifications for hoping bigots (eg, racists) will suffer bad consequences for their views?
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FWIW, which is not a lot, I don't think it's clear that such a justification exists.
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@PhilosophyExp The Legalism school of classical Chinese#philosophy would have incl. what you describe. -
@Gurdur@PhilosophyExp you mention Chinese Legalism - please pass this on to anyone interested http://bit.ly/IoTlegalism - End of conversation
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@PhilosophyExp this chap looks like he has: http://religiousstudies.virginia.edu/faculty/profile/jep7a … -
@SteveCooke Brilliant. Thanks. I'll give it a read. -
@PhilosophyExp virtue ethicists & philosophers of emotion are surely all over schadenfreude; some must have considered deservingness surely!
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@PhilosophyExp I dread to think what they'd say. E.g. many seem to think McGinn's life should now be ruined - they'd rationalise this.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp wouldn't punishing someone for their views (as oppose to actions) be a thought crime?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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