Jeffrie Murphy's retributivism establishes that punishment's core aim—vindicating the victim's dignity through proportional censure—is normatively prior to and independent of any restorative outcome.
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(as a contrast to retributive punishment's core purpose)
A result where something broken or damaged gets fixed or healed—in justice contexts, when a wrongdoer repairs the harm they caused or a victim gets compensation.
Retributivism(as used in ethics and justice philosophy)
A theory of punishment that says people deserve to be punished in proportion to the harm they caused—the worse the crime, the harsher the punishment should be.
Vindicating(The statement contrasts what Davidson's argument actually does versus what it might seem to vindicate)
Proving something correct or justified; showing that a claim deserves to be believed.