What Drives Second- and Third-Party Punishment?

Twardawski, Mathias; Gollwitzer, Mario; Pohl, Steffi; Bošnjak, Michael

doi:10.1027/2151-2604/a000454

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“…Notwithstanding these limitations, the present research shows that children, as much as adults, prioritize retribution over special and general prevention. These results provide valuable insights into children’s moral reasoning and contribute to the ongoing vital discussion on the motivational basis of third-party punishment (Twardawski et al, 2022).…”

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Retribution and utilitarianism as motives for children’s third-party punishment: An information-seeking approach.

Twardawski,

Hilbig

2024

Motivation Science

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Recent research indicates that children's motivation for third-party punishment encompasses both retributive and utilitarian considerations. However, the relative weights of different motives and the information used to determine their punishment are yet unclear. In the present research, we address these two questions by analyzing how children seek information when making decisions about punishment. Specifically, we examine to what extent children's punishment is motivated by retribution (evening out the harm caused), special prevention (preventing recidivism of offenders), and general prevention (preventing imitation of others). Children around the age of 11 (N = 69) were asked to select from information provided about two misbehaviors before indicating a punishment. The results reveal that children give priority to information associated with retribution when determining their punishment, followed by considerations for special and general prevention.

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Retribution and utilitarianism as motives for children’s third-party punishment: An information-seeking approach.

Twardawski,

Hilbig

2024

Motivation Science

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The Role of Structure-Seeking in Moral Punishment

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The Problems of Empirically-Informed Arguments for and against Retributivism

Zisman,

Rehren

2024

Rev.Phil.Psych.

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In recent years, a number of philosophers and social scientists have argued in favor of or against retributive theories of criminal punishment based on empirical findings about folk punitive judgment and decision-making. In this paper, we will argue that these arguments do not succeed. We will raise two objections. First, there are serious gaps between the empirical findings these authors cite and the descriptive premises these findings are meant to support. Second, in many cases, the existing research does not support the specific empirical claims that feature in these arguments. Specifically, a large part of the existing psychological research and some philosophers claim that people are mainly driven by retributive motives. We will show that a large portion of the empirical research is not designed in a way to specifically test this claim, and to the extent that some studies are able to investigate this claim, we show that the evidence suggests that people are motivated by a variety of concerns, including consequentialist motives. We discuss possible responses and implications for the philosophy of criminal punishment, and provide suggestions for improved study designs.

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What Drives Second- and Third-Party Punishment?

Cited by 3 publications

References 32 publications

Retribution and utilitarianism as motives for children’s third-party punishment: An information-seeking approach.

Retribution and utilitarianism as motives for children’s third-party punishment: An information-seeking approach.

The Role of Structure-Seeking in Moral Punishment

The Problems of Empirically-Informed Arguments for and against Retributivism

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