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Is it moral to punish a murderer both during his lifetime by sentencing him, for instance, to life imprisonment, and posthumously—let us assume—by burial in a separate section of the cemetery exclusively assigned for murderers, which would perpetuate their ignominy?

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We consider that a discussion of this crux might raise valuable insights and questions regarding the philosophy of punishment.

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This page is a summary of: Is it moral to punish a criminal both during his lifetime and posthumously, The Southern Journal of Philosophy, September 2024, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/sjp.12594.
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