Victor Tadros' The Ends of Harm Chapter 12, with Critical Precis by Cecile Fabre

In his latest book, The Ends of Harm (OUP 2011), our own Victor Tadros advances a fascinating theory of punishment, which is articulated in Chapter 12, made available by OUP here.  Discussion of the chapter kicks off today with a critical precis by another of our own, Cecile Fabre, a professor at Oxford University.  Professor Fabre's precis begins below the fold.