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*There is no “right” or “wrong” answer to the question. But, there are certain standards of thinking that I expect you to maintain. Avoid platitudes and repetitive statements. Make certain that all references to the books we’ve read are accurate. Strive to THINK about what they are saying to us, what their words mean in REAL TERMS, namely terms that speak to how we go about living our lives in a meaningful, character-rich manner. Use your imagination to connect those dots. Use your reason to question and tie down what you imagine. Use your judgment and experience to point out what is sound. Finally, remember your rules of grammar and spelling. I WILL deduct points for poorly written work, AND SLOPPY PRESENTATIONS. Quotes and other references to your required readings should be noted “in-line” according to standard MLA practice, e.g. (Plato, 94c). You do not need to include a works cited page if you restrict your textual references to the required readings for this assignment. THIS IS NOT A RESEARCH PAPER!!!
ANY ATTEMPT TO AVOID ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTION AS ASKED, EITHER BY PLAGERIZING THE WORK OF ANOTHER, OR BY IGNORING THE DETAIL REQUESTED, WILL BE GIVEN AN INCOMPLETE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT, AND MUST BE RESUBMITTED.
***Virtue (arête) or “human excellence” as presented in Plato’s Meno points to virtue being a benefit. When linked to Socrates’ “harm principle,” namely that “no one will knowingly bring harm to him or herself or to others,” and then considered alongside the claim in both Plato’s text and Aquinas’ text that justice is a part of virtue, one is led to the conclusion that virtuous actions are a benefit, not only to the one performing a virtuous action, but also to all toward whom that action is directed.
Assuming that this reading of virtue and its relation to justice and virtuous action is correct, what is indicated for the common opinion that justice must include punishment for wrong-doers? Does this lead us to conclude that punishment is a part of either virtue or justice? If not, why not? If punishment is a part of justice, what justification do we have that makes it virtuous to punish? What calls for punishment that can conceivably be a benefit to those judged worthy of punishment? What are the limits of punishment, if any? Illustrate your answer with an example from personal experience.
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