The light in the darkness: an assessment of the retributive urge
| dc.contributor.advisor | Smith, Shawn | |
| dc.contributor.author | Turner, Russell Jonathan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-14T09:24:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-14T09:24:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1996 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-09-14T09:24:23Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this thesis I examine in detail the retributive emotions, or the retributive urge, which typically precede retributive punishment. The four main chapters are dedicated to individual issues regarding the retributive urge: its genealogy, its schematic structure, its rationality, and its moral status. These issues draw together three philosophical fields: emotion theory, virtue ethics, and sociobiology. My conclusions are as follows. (1) Retribution and revenge are distinct forms of behaviour with different emotional bases. (2) The retributive urge has a genetic heritage, and evolved as a means to aid survival in the face of environmental pressures. (3) It consists of a complex conglomeration of components provided by its three constituent emotions: anger, fear, and disgust. (4) The common perception that the retributive urge is irrational is unjustified. (5) The manifestation of the retributive emotions suggests a virtuous character. Hence these -emotions should be encouraged within reason, rather than repressed or condemned. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Turner, R. J. (1996). <i>The light in the darkness: an assessment of the retributive urge</i>. (). ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38601 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Turner, Russell Jonathan. <i>"The light in the darkness: an assessment of the retributive urge."</i> ., ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38601 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Turner, R.J. 1996. The light in the darkness: an assessment of the retributive urge. . ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38601 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Master Thesis AU - Turner, Russell Jonathan AB - In this thesis I examine in detail the retributive emotions, or the retributive urge, which typically precede retributive punishment. The four main chapters are dedicated to individual issues regarding the retributive urge: its genealogy, its schematic structure, its rationality, and its moral status. These issues draw together three philosophical fields: emotion theory, virtue ethics, and sociobiology. My conclusions are as follows. (1) Retribution and revenge are distinct forms of behaviour with different emotional bases. (2) The retributive urge has a genetic heritage, and evolved as a means to aid survival in the face of environmental pressures. (3) It consists of a complex conglomeration of components provided by its three constituent emotions: anger, fear, and disgust. (4) The common perception that the retributive urge is irrational is unjustified. (5) The manifestation of the retributive emotions suggests a virtuous character. Hence these -emotions should be encouraged within reason, rather than repressed or condemned. DA - 1996 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Philosophy LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 1996 T1 - The light in the darkness: an assessment of the retributive urge TI - The light in the darkness: an assessment of the retributive urge UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38601 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38601 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Turner RJ. The light in the darkness: an assessment of the retributive urge. []. ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy, 1996 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38601 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Philosophy | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | |
| dc.subject | Philosophy | |
| dc.title | The light in the darkness: an assessment of the retributive urge | |
| dc.type | Master Thesis | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | MA |