Philosophy Talk. An Eye for an Eye: The Morality of Revenge

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Abstract: We are often taught that vengeance is a reprehensible or unworthy motivation and that, as a result, pursuing revenge should not be the method of choice when meting out punishment for crimes. Incarceration and other penalties, according to this view, can only be justified in as much as they protect society, rehabilitate criminals, or deter further crime. But are these approaches to punishment really more just than the retributive or vengeance model? Don_x005F_x0090_t the victims of crime deserve some kind of payback for their suffering? Are justice and revenge in conflict with one another, or do they actually go hand in hand? John and Ken trade favors with Thane Rosenbaum from the Fordham Law School, author ofPayback: The Case For Revenge.

Type of resource	sound recording-nonmusical
Form	podcasts
Extent	1 audio file
Place	KALW (Radio station : San Francisco, Calif.)California
Date created	October 13, 2013
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Track configuration	Stereo

Subject	Revenge > Moral and ethical aspects
Subject	Justice
Genre	Radio talk shows

philosophytalk.org show page	Title An Eye for an Eye: The Morality of Revenge
Finding Aid	Title Philosophy Talk (SC1118)
Show#	329.0
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/nk999rm2200
Location	SC1118
Repository	Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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