Graduation Year
2020
Date of Submission
5-2020
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Philosophy and Public Affairs
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Paul Hurley
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Dina F Rosin
Abstract
How can citizens of a moral community both be held accountable and be accountable for their actions and their character? What is the role of both the state and the citizen in restoring accountability? In this thesis, I apply Aristotle’s conception of virtue to Stephen Darwall and William Darwall’s mutual accountability framework for punishment. I present a theory of punishment that creates an obligation on both the state and the citizen to uphold virtue and be accountable, and posits rehabituation of character as a necessary component of maintaining mutual accountability. I then apply this theory to a paradigmatic case that allows us to consider on what grounds we can find relevant justification for punishment.
Recommended Citation
Rosin, Dina, "Aristotle and Mutual Accountability: A Just Theory of Punishment" (2020). CMC Senior Theses. 2440.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2440
