Imposing penalties can deter rule breakers – but the timing needs to be right
People penalized for violating a group’s shared rules could go on to disrupt its functioning, out of revenge. Two scholars suggest a way of imposing rules.
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People penalized for violating a group’s shared rules could go on to disrupt its functioning, out of revenge. Two scholars suggest a way of imposing rules.
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An ethicist argues that choices made by celebrities could impose unjustified risk of harm on others.
An ethicist argues that choices made by celebrities could impose unjustified risk of harm on others.