ISSN: 2641-9130
Authors: Nascimbene J*
Generally, attempted murders have a reduced punishment vis-a-vis murders. There has been a lot of debate between those who support this differentiation and those who oppose it because they claim that the acts are morally equivalent. This paper tries to explore a third route by suggesting that the differential in punishment may be associated with an Aristotelian conception of anger. However, we criticize this justification and we then show why a forward-looking conception of punishment should support an equivalent sentence for murders and complete murders.
Keywords: Anger; Consummated Murder; Punishment; Aristotle’s theory
