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Phil 252 Lecture 7Outline of Last Lecture I. Torturea. Examples of Tortureb. Reasons why people torturec. Torture as a test casei. Utilitarian View ii. Kantian ViewOutline of Current Lecture I. Death Penalty a. Punishment b. Criminal vs Civil Lawc. Justifications of punishment i. Utilitarian Viewii. Retributivism Current LectureI. Death Penaltya. Punishmenti. An imposition of something intended to be burdensome or painfulii. On a supposed offenderiii. For a supposed crimeiv. Done by a person or body who claims the authority to do sob. Criminal vs. Civil Lawi. In general Civil law is law that involves two people or two companies fighting 1. No punishment2. Broken contract, not broken lawii. Criminal law is the law that involves punishment of people1. Broken lawc. Justification of Punishments i. Utilitarian View 1. Punishment acts as a deterrent for other people; people do not want to do the crime because they know the punishment for it.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.2. If someone does something very bad, lots of people want to see the bad guy punished 3. People feel safer knowing bad people are getting/have been punished.ii. Retributivism1. Retributivism is the idea that you do the crime you do the time. There are consequences that go with actions, and punishment isone of them. - Big Question/Idea: Is a visceral reaction enough to justify the death


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