PHIL230 Quiz 5

Which maxim best summarizes the principle of lex talionis?

An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

According to Nathanson, what helps determine whether a punishment is just?

all of the above

According to Nathanson, why is the principle of lex talionis initially attractive?

all of the above

Nathanson objects to lex talionis because it

all of the above

Nathanson claims that abolishing the death penalty would

be inconsistent with lex talionis.

Nathanson claims that the principle of lex talionis would give us no guidance in devising a punishment for

drunk driving.

According to Nathanson, when someone commits murder, he

gives up some, but not all, of his rights.

According to Nathanson, the proportionality principle fail to support the death penalty because

he principle is silent about what the most severe punishment should be.

According to Nathanson, "human desert" is that which someone deserves in virtue of

her humanity itself.

Nathanson claims that a great benefit of abolishing the death penalty would be that

it would send a symbolic message that killing is not acceptable except in self-defense.

If Nathanson's proportional retributivism is true, then

murder must be punished more harshly than assault.

Which of the following is inconsistent with Nathanson's proportional retributivism?

punishing an innocent person to prevent a riot

The principle of lex talionis would require us to

rape rapists.

What sorts of rights does a murderer have, on Nathanson's view?

some basic rights but not as many as ordinary people

According to Nathanson, the punishment for some crime is just only if

worse crimes are punished more harshly, while lesser crimes are punished less harshly.