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DESCRIPTION:Ordering and executing the infliction of harm – as specified 
 in the criminal law – requires both a formal as well as a substantive le
 gitimization. Such a legitimization is typically derived from so-called pu
 nishment (or “penal”) theories (such as “absolute punishment” theo
 ries à la Kant or Hegel or “relative punishment” theories that weigh 
 the deterrent effects of punishment against the harm it produces). These t
 heories are inherently normative (in the sense that they work with ethical
  arguments)\, but many of these theories also make (explicit or implicit) 
 assumptions about “human nature” (i.e.\, about people’s subjective p
 unitive instincts\, retributive desires\, affective responses\, attitudes\
 , values\, etc.). Whether or not these assumptions are tenable is not a qu
 estion of plausibility or pure logic\, but rather a question of whether em
 pirical findings speak for or against them. Social psychology – and\, so
 cial justice research in particular – aims to provide such empirical fin
 dings\, and I will show how such findings can be used to inform punishment
  theory. To do so\, a first necessary step is to thoroughly investigate pu
 nishment theories with regard to the explicit and implicit assumptions the
 y make about human nature\, and then\, in a second step\, scrutinize these
  assumptions against empirical findings. This is exactly what Mario Gollwi
 tzer and Ralf Kölbel (Chair of Criminal Law and Criminology\, LMU) are cu
 rrently trying to do in a research project funded by the Volkswagen Founda
 tion. Mario Gollwitzer will present preliminary findings from this project
  and\, finally\, reflect on the usefulness and the feasibility of their ap
 proach.\nSpeaker: Prof. Dr. Mario Gollwitzer (Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universi
 tät\, Munich)\nVideo: with video podcast (link within this webpage)
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LOCATION:Freiburg/Germany\, Fürstenbergstr. 19\, Room: Seminar room (F 113
 ) | Guests are welcome\; please register
ORGANIZER;CN="Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
 ":mailto:criminal-law@csl.mpg.de
SUMMARY:Max Planck Guest Lecture: How Social Psychological Research Can Inf
 orm Punishment Theory
URL;VALUE=URI:https://csl.mpg.de/events/36341/679804
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