Punishment -- Moral and ethical aspects

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How can the brutal and costly enterprise of criminal punishment be justified? This text makes a contribution to the philosophical literature and debate on the morality of punishing, arguing that punishment is justified in the duties that offenders incur as a result of their wron…

Christie argues that imposing punishment is about inflicting pain. Since inflicting pain goes against widely shared values such as kindness and forgiveness, there is an attempt to hide the basic character of punishment. In cases where this is not possible, all sorts of reasons f…