tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post1128409296394716146..comments2023-11-03T06:36:27.305-04:00Comments on Phronesisaical: Guilt, Innocence, and the Death Penaltyhelmuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069600766378586919noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-44405328026958150062011-10-07T01:05:48.428-04:002011-10-07T01:05:48.428-04:00I knew Kant gives a grounding for "The Golden...I knew Kant gives a grounding for "The Golden Rule," but I didn't know he grounded as well "an eye for an eye" and "a dose of his own [moral] medicine." Nifty. [MT]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-46819027487709106302011-10-07T00:53:24.467-04:002011-10-07T00:53:24.467-04:00Jail terms aren't revocable either, you know. ...Jail terms aren't revocable either, you know. Arguing your principle as far as it goes would I think rule out any sentence at all, and so any justice at all. Wouldn't it? There has to be an allowance for practicality. Are we not pragmatists here? (MT)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-62029673319314142642011-10-06T18:14:49.915-04:002011-10-06T18:14:49.915-04:00In terms of retribution for the benefit of society...In terms of retribution for the benefit of society, what the society doesn't know won't hurt it. You could say the question should be about due diligence in prosecuting people accused of murder, and whether post-judicial or or extra-judicial reexamination of the facts or the judgement ought to be allowed. (MT)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-4415462737677184832011-10-06T18:09:31.889-04:002011-10-06T18:09:31.889-04:00You're suggesting capital punishment for a jud...You're suggesting capital punishment for a judge who wrongly sentences a person to death? (MT)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com