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Retributivism, Moral Education and the Liberal State
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Jeffrie Murphy
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4 Crim. Just. Ethics 3 (1985)
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Open Access | Library Access
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Abstract: The purpose of this article is mainly to explore some issues of social and political philosophy in order to raise a puzzle for the retributive and moral education theories of punishment. The basic puzzle is this: Are these theories of punishment compatible with a defensible political theory of the state. Encased in many of the contemporary defenders of retributive and moral education theories of punishment is a social and political viewpoint that wavers between liberal and libertarianism. These cannot be consistent and are not consistent.
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