PHIL 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Rationality, Categorical Imperative
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J us tice , civiliza tion a nd the de a th pe na lty - re ima n. Re tributivis m: you ge t wha t you give a ka life for life , e ye for e ye , tooth for tooth. We a lwa ys ta lk a bout the le ft s ide (le xta lione s ) Le xta lione s (golde n rule ) La w e nforce me nt us ing the golde n rule. Do to othe rs wha t the y ha ve done to you. Out country is ba s e d on e qua lity a nd va lue s it more tha n a nything. P roportiona lity: if you commit a horrible crime , you s hould be give n the wors t punis hme nt a s ocie ty ca n think of.
