Philosophy of Punishment

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Punishment is a strange thing. When we punish people we do something that is usually wrong: we intentionally harm them. This gives rise to a number of questions: What makes punishment right or justifiable? What form should punishment take? Is the state the only entity that is morally permitted to punish? Is death ever an appropriate punishment? This course examines these and other questions about the practice of punishment. Approved for distance education.