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    In the case of the incapacitated rapist, the widely share... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The retributive intuition that wrongdoers deserve punishment is widely shared among people.

    In the case of the incapacitated rapist, the widely shared intuition is that he should be punished even if doing so is expected to produce no consequentialist good distinct from him getting the punishment he deserves.

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    consequentialist(Shared position of Russell and Moore)
    One who believes that the rightness or otherwise of an act is in some way dependent on consequences.
    consequentialist good(as used in ethics)
    A positive outcome or benefit that results from an action—the idea that what matters morally is whether something produces good consequences or results.
    incapacitated(In this case, referring to a rapist who can no longer commit crimes (perhaps due to imprisonment or physical disability))
    Unable to do something, usually because of a physical or mental condition that prevents action.

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    intuition(Kant, Prolegomena 4:286)
    In Kant's usage, immediate sensory or spatial awareness that is not reducible to conceptual thought; the mode by which the distinction between right and left is apprehended.
    retributive justice / getting the punishment he deserves(as used in ethics and philosophy of punishment)
    The idea that punishment is justified because someone did something wrong, independent of whether the punishment stops them from doing it again or helps anyone.

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    It seems clear that the vast majority of people share the retributive intuition that makes up the first prong (Moore 1997: 101). Consider again the example of the incapacitated rapist mentioned in section 1. The intuition is widely shared that he should be punished even if doing so is expected to produce no consequentialist good distinct from him getting the punishment he deserves.

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