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    The argument presupposes that there are no alternatives t... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The argument that retributivism justifies punishment better than consequentialism is not conclusive.

    The argument presupposes that there are no alternatives that are better than both retributivism and consequentialism.

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    And the argument that retributivism justifies punishment better than consequentialism presupposes that punishment is justifiable (for criticism of this premise, see Golash 2005; Boonin 2008), and that there are no alternatives that are better than both (for three alternatives, see Quinn 1985; Tadros 2011; Lacey & Pickard 2015a).

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