PHIL 181 - Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature
Lecture 17 - Punishment I. Professor Gendler begins with a discussion of differing responses to hypothetical and actual examples, and offers an actual example of a Trolley Problem. Then, the central topic of the lecture, punishment, is presented. After offering a characterization of what civil punishment involves, Professor Gendler discusses various justifications that have been offered of the practice. She distinguishes between justifications that are forward-looking and those that are backward-looking, and between justifications that are primarily victim-directed and those that are primarily offender-directed. These outlooks are then connected to the moral views that have been presented in earlier lectures: Utilitarianism and deontology. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 17 - Punishment I |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Hypothetical Versus Actual Cases |
| [00:10:33] | 2. What is Punishment? |
| [00:23:32] | 3. Justifications for Punishment: Overview |
| [00:32:11] | 4. Retributivism |
| References |
| Lecture 17 - Punishment I Instructor: Professor Tamar Gendler. Resources: Reading Guide 17 [PDF]; Credit List [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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