Revenge

This paper discusses, in a preliminary manner, what revenge is. (It does not address the rationality or moral standing of revenge.) In particular, it proposes four elements of revenge —an agent, a recipient, a harm intended by the former, and a harm done by the latter which provokes the revenge. Ba...

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Main Author: Robert J. Stainton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) 2018-12-01
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Online Access:https://critica.filosoficas.unam.mx/index.php/critica/article/view/464
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description This paper discusses, in a preliminary manner, what revenge is. (It does not address the rationality or moral standing of revenge.) In particular, it proposes four elements of revenge —an agent, a recipient, a harm intended by the former, and a harm done by the latter which provokes the revenge. Based on these four elements, it highlights both agent-internal conditions for getting revenge, and agentexternal ones. Along the way, the paper contrasts revenge with related phenomena like merely getting even, and retribution.
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spelling doaj-art-ba93e420b5fa4d418ac62b5cffd5eac82025-08-20T03:41:50ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)Crítica0011-15031870-49052018-12-013811210.22201/iifs.18704905e.2006.464RevengeRobert J. Stainton0Department of Philosophy University of Western Ontario This paper discusses, in a preliminary manner, what revenge is. (It does not address the rationality or moral standing of revenge.) In particular, it proposes four elements of revenge —an agent, a recipient, a harm intended by the former, and a harm done by the latter which provokes the revenge. Based on these four elements, it highlights both agent-internal conditions for getting revenge, and agentexternal ones. Along the way, the paper contrasts revenge with related phenomena like merely getting even, and retribution. https://critica.filosoficas.unam.mx/index.php/critica/article/view/464revengeinternalismexternalismretribution
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