Aphoristic Observation: Retributive Punishment Is to Restorative Justice as Egalitarianism Is to Equality

by on October 22, 2010 @ 12:59 am

in Featured Posts, Libertarianism

Instead of raising the victim back up — to balance the scales of Lady Justice, so to speak — it seeks to drag the criminal down to the victim’s diminished level.

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About Geoffrey Allan Plauché (373 Posts)

Geoffrey is an Aristotelian-Liberal political philosopher and an adjunct instructor for Buena Vista University. His work has appeared in the Journal of Libertarian Studies, the Journal of Value Inquiry, and Transformers and Philosophy. He lives in Edgewood, KY with his wife and two children.


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