Natalia Chiang BrenaFinal ReflectionComing into this course, my questions and interests were the moral components of criminalization and law. I wanted to see the logic and the…Dec 7, 2021Dec 7, 2021
Natalia Chiang BrenaMens reaGoverning through crime, is a phrase used to describe how the government, particularly legislators, respond to social problems; they try to…Nov 19, 20211Nov 19, 20211
Natalia Chiang BrenaSelfishness and AltruismPeople are generally concerned with themselves. That is a point that most would agree on. We care about our own vital interests and will…Nov 12, 2021Nov 12, 2021
Natalia Chiang BrenaOn attempting (and miserably failing) to commit a crimeShould the State criminalize the attempt of committing a crime? Is a state that follows liberalism permitted to punish individuals who act…Nov 3, 20211Nov 3, 20211
Natalia Chiang BrenaOn Brink’s culpabilityIn his work, Brink explores the idea of culpability and dives deeper in dissecting different types of it in the fields of moral psychology…Oct 27, 2021Oct 27, 2021
Natalia Chiang BrenaOn legal moralismThis week we dove into the concept of Moralism. Duff makes an argument for a modest legal moralism. First, let’s break down what moralism…Sep 29, 20211Sep 29, 20211
Natalia Chiang BrenaOn the Sovereignty Principle and voyeurismIn “Beyond the Harm Principle” Ripstein makes an argument for a replacement of Mill’s work. He claims that the Harm Principle is flawed in…Sep 21, 2021Sep 21, 2021
Natalia Chiang BrenaOn Dworkin’s PaternalismAs we have been discussing for the past couple weeks, Mill’s Harm principle claims that rule-enforcing institutions should not constrain…Sep 15, 20211Sep 15, 20211
Natalia Chiang BrenaOn Feinberg’s Offense Principle. . . and Mill’s Harm PrincipleIn opposition and addition to Mill’s restrictive Harm Principle, Feinberg formulates his Offense Principle. Feinberg begins Chapter 7 by…Sep 8, 20211Sep 8, 20211
Natalia Chiang BrenaOn Mill’s Harm Principle and UtilitarianismAccording to Mill, the only reason for which one can constrain another’s liberty is to prevent harm that they may cause to someone else…Sep 1, 20211Sep 1, 20211
