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Aristotle And Mutual Accountability: A Just Theory Of Punishment, Dina Rosin
Aristotle And Mutual Accountability: A Just Theory Of Punishment, Dina Rosin
CMC Senior Theses
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 …