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Elizabeth Holmes (punishment, part 2)
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In this episode, David delves further into the topic of punishment, looking at an instance of extreme punishment, responsibility versus punishment, what leads people to behave badly, how our sense of self-preservation often skews our better judgement, the instinctual basis of punishment, crime as a form of illness, and ways of raising children without punishment.
Contents:
- The Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) case
- Consequential responsibility versus punitive retribution
- Why do humans make mistakes?
- How does self-preservation cause us to behave badly?
- The instinctual basis of punishment
- Crime as a form of illness
- Punishing children
My email address:
david.tonner2010@gmail.com
Links:
Pragmatic ethics:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatic_ethics
Elizabeth Holmes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes
Charles Eisenstein article:
https://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/a-restorative-response-to-mh17/
Best book on punishment I've read:
David Boonin – The Problem of Punishment
https://www.amazon.ca/Problem-Punishment-David-Boonin/dp/052170961X
Chapters
1. Elizabeth Holmes (Punishment, part 2) (00:00:00)
2. Introduction (00:01:49)
3. Elizabeth Holmes (00:02:59)
4. Consequential responsibility (00:07:43)
5. Mistakes (00:09:50)
6. Self-preservation (00:14:47)
7. The instinctual basis of punishment (00:16:36)
8. Crime as a form of illness (00:17:24)
9. Punishing children (00:18:55)
10. Thank you (00:20:19)
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