Defending the Social Good Theory of Punishment

This paper attempts to justify punishment on the grounds that it is a benefit to the person being punished. I accept the basic premise of a previous theory of punishment, the Moral Good Theory (MGT), which states that we cannot harm anyone. Thus, punishment can only be justified if it is not a harm....

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Main Author: Scott, Sydney R
Format: Others
Published: Scholarship @ Claremont 2016
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Online Access:http://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/164
http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1164&context=pomona_theses