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andybaktoday at 12:52 PM1 replyview on HN

What is the aim of "moral instruction" if not deterrence? Surely it needs be instruction in pursuit of an outcome?


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mikkupikkutoday at 1:38 PM

It makes honest people feel rewarded, valued and acknowledge. It teaches people who wish to follow the rules and conform to social norms what those norms are and where we actually draw the line in practice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punishment#Education_and_denun...

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