12 Questions
What is the core claim of retributivists?
Perpetrators of wrongdoing deserve to suffer a proportional punishment
In what context is the discussion of the relationship between justice and reconciliation most explicitly addressed?
Political context
What is the traditional focus of philosophical discussions of responding to wrongdoing?
Justice-based concerns
What is the assumed nature of justice by many theorists in the context of wrongdoing?
Retributive justice
According to some scholars, what is the relationship between reconciliation and justice?
They are compatible but distinct moral values
What does the view that justice may be a precondition for reconciliation emphasize?
Holding wrongdoers accountable to prevent fueling resentment
What is the focus of the conflict between justice and reconciliation according to the text?
Nonpunitive responses in transitional societies
What is one way of framing the relationship between justice and reconciliation?
Seeing justice, conceptualized as punishment, as contributing to reconciliation
What does the text suggest about responses to wrongdoing?
They can be just and conducive to reconciliation in different degrees
What is a concern regarding transitional societies choosing nonpunitive responses?
Sacrificing justice for reconciliation
What is the emphasis of the view that justice and reconciliation are not fundamentally in conflict?
Justice may be a precondition for reconciliation
What does the text suggest about the relationship between justice and reconciliation?
They are compatible but distinct moral values
Test your understanding of the relationship between justice and reconciliation with this quiz. Explore how justice-based concerns intersect with the moral justifiability of non-punitive responses to wrongdoing.
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