Taylor DunkleySummary — The Morality of MercyIn The Morality of Mercy, Heidi M. Hurd writes about the merits of mercy and whether retributivists are wrong in dismissing the idea that…6 min read·Nov 24, 2020--2--2
Taylor DunkleyHusak — Focused SummaryDouglas Husak’s piece, Why Punish the Deserving?, is clearly relevant to the guiding question for this module: “When must we punish the…5 min read·Nov 18, 2020----
Taylor DunkleySummary/Comparative Insight — KantIn The Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant writes on the “right to punish and grant clemency.” He believes that the right to punish is…4 min read·Nov 10, 2020--3--3
Taylor DunkleyFocused Summary — Justice and RetributionIn the HiPhi Nation podcast episode entitled Justice and Retribution, Barry Lam discusses the criminal justice system with several experts…4 min read·Nov 3, 2020--2--2
Taylor DunkleyCritical Engagement — TadrosTadros, in his piece, Poverty and Criminal Responsibility, argues that poverty is a valid reason to exempt certain people, in certain…5 min read·Oct 26, 2020--3--3
Taylor DunkleySummary — SliwaEarlier in the semester, after reading The Nature and Significance of Culpability by David O. Brink, we discussed the effects of excuses…4 min read·Oct 20, 2020--3--3
Taylor DunkleySummary/Critical Engagement — EnochIn Moral Luck and the Law, David Enoch talks about moral luck and legal luck and how they impact the moral blameworthiness of those who…6 min read·Oct 13, 2020--3--3
Taylor DunkleyComparative Insight — Mens ReaThe three resources for this week’s module focus on the element of mens rea and offer differing perspectives and insights. As mentioned…6 min read·Oct 7, 2020--4--4
Taylor DunkleyComparative Insight — The Wrongness ConstraintIn Harms, Wrongs, and Crimes, Simester and von Hirsh set out to identify when exactly the criminal law should be applied. This is of…4 min read·Sep 30, 2020--5--5
Taylor DunkleyYankah — Critical EngagementIn “Good Guys and Bad Guys,” Ekow Yankah makes the argument that the simplistic division we often make between good guys and bad guys is…3 min read·Sep 23, 2020----