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In reply to mlyoung57. Thanks. Sounds right, but I have to think it through when I have more time on my hands. Remind me on Sunday. LikeLike

I am not an admirer of Rousseau, but having read and studied some of his work, including the Confessions and Emile, I’m somewhat amused by this article. Rousseau himself clearly stated on many occasions that his conscience told him that this act …

In reply to mlyoung57. I think I should also add this: (3.1) wrongdoers deserve bad-for-them consequences in line with the seriousness of their wrongdoing. Obviously, (3.1) is similar to (4) in that it is reality, not necessarily any person, dishing ou…

I think you are right. This is a good “catch.” It is also extremely helpful to me for developing my division of the types of (what I call) wronging-related desert. Much thanks. One of the drums I have been beating in our discussions is that…

[…] understood and specified, we deserve the expected consequences of our actions. His version of retributivism says that wrongdoing involves the taking of more than one’s share of liberty, such that the […] LikeLike

[…] Sher’s version of the expected-consequence account of desert says that we properly understood and specified, we deserve the expected consequences of our […] LikeLike

George Sher’s version of the expected-consequence account of desert says that we properly understood and specified, we deserve the expected consequences of our actions. His version of retributivism says that wrongdoing involves the taking of more than one’s share of liberty, such that the wrongdoer deserves punishment by way of redressing the imbalance caused by…