The Expressivist Account of Punishment, Retribution, and the Emotions

This paper provides a discussion of the role that emotions may play in the justification of punishment. On the expressivist account of punishment, punishment has the purpose of expressing appropriate emotional reactions to wrongdoing, such as indignation, resentment or guilt. I will argue that this...

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Main Author: Königs, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2013
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2013, Volume: 16, Issue: 5, Pages: 1029-1047
Further subjects:B Punishment
B Indignation
B Hard treatment
B Guilt
B Retribution
B Emotions
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