Philosophy Tube

Crime, Law, & Punishment (2017x12)

Yayınlanma tarihi: May 12, 2017

When people break the law they get arrested by the police and punished by the courts - prison, a fine, whatever. But why? What's the philosophical purpose of legal punishment? Does it benefit society, and if so how exactly? Is it moral? Let's compare consequentialism and retributivism.