PHIL 1 Lecture 31: Phil 1 Notes 31
15 Sep 2020
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Punishment and justice: a common view (not nietzsche) There is good and there is evil. We can choose to do good or to do evil. If we do evil, we are guilty and we deserve punishment. Also in turn, punishment makes us aware of our misdeeds, it makes us feel guilty and awakes in us a conscience. These are human made categories. (if you want to go after someone, blame them, just dont calle them evil) We are not free to act against our instincts. So we are not guilty and do not deserve to be punished. Also, punishment does not make us feel guilty, go ask anyone in prison if they feel guilty! Netizsche rejects the connection between punishment and guilt. He notes that oroginally punishment was an alternative payment for creditors when the debtor did not pay. So to be guilty simply meant to have a debt to pay.
