Can anyone here explain the difference between retaliation and punishment to me? I find these concepts to be very similar sometimes the same. What’s the difference?
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I think of retaliation as more mean-spirited, like “an eye for an eye.”
I think of punishment as having a more altruistic intention, i.e., “let’s help you learn not to do that again.”
Retaliation is motivated by vengeance; the goal is to make somebody suffer in return for an injury. Punishment is an artificial consequence designed to discourage a behavior.
They’re not mutually exclusive terms, and there are plenty of cases in which punishment and retaliation overlap.
I think of retaliation as more mean-spirited, like “an eye for an eye.”
I think of punishment as having a more altruistic intention, i.e., “let’s help you learn not to do that again.”
Retaliation is motivated by vengeance; the goal is to make somebody suffer in return for an injury. Punishment is an artificial consequence designed to discourage a behavior.
They’re not mutually exclusive terms, and there are plenty of cases in which punishment and retaliation overlap.
I think of retaliation as more mean-spirited, like “an eye for an eye.”
I think of punishment as having a more altruistic intention, i.e., “let’s help you learn not to do that again.”
Retaliation is motivated by vengeance; the goal is to make somebody suffer in return for an injury. Punishment is an artificial consequence designed to discourage a behavior.
They’re not mutually exclusive terms, and there are plenty of cases in which punishment and retaliation overlap.
Punishment is generally a prescribed penalty for a certain action and is implemented by a governing authoritative body. Retaliation is basically “getting back” at someone for wronging you, and is often random or impulsive in nature.
If a child smacks their sibling for no reason, they may be put in time out or have other privileges taken away as punishment. If the child they smacked kicks them in the knee to get back at them, that would be retaliation.
Punishment is generally a prescribed penalty for a certain action and is implemented by a governing authoritative body. Retaliation is basically “getting back” at someone for wronging you, and is often random or impulsive in nature.
If a child smacks their sibling for no reason, they may be put in time out or have other privileges taken away as punishment. If the child they smacked kicks them in the knee to get back at them, that would be retaliation.
Retaliation and punishment serve different ends. Punishment seeks to reconcile a person’s unacceptable behaviour in order to restore a state of justice agreed upon by members of a group. Punishment also serves to deter others from behaving similarly.
Retaliation seeks only to satisfy feelings of vengeance, regardless of agreed principles of justice.
Retaliation and punishment serve different ends. Punishment seeks to reconcile a person’s unacceptable behaviour in order to restore a state of justice agreed upon by members of a group. Punishment also serves to deter others from behaving similarly.
Retaliation seeks only to satisfy feelings of vengeance, regardless of agreed principles of justice.
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