RT Article
T1 Must Punishment Be Intended to Cause Suffering?
JF Ethical theory and moral practice
VO 16
IS 4
SP 863
OP 877
A1 Wringe, Bill
LA English
YR 2013
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785697668
AB It has recently been suggested that the fact that punishment involves an intention to cause suffering undermines expressive justifications of punishment. I argue that while punishment must involve harsh treatment, harsh treatment need not involve an intention to cause suffering. Expressivists should adopt this conception of harsh treatment.
K1 Expressive theories of punishment
K1 Punishment
DO 10.1007/s10677-012-9388-x