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