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Treating a wrongdoer as mistaken rather than evil is compatible with stopping them from doing further harm.
Drawn from what Massimo Pigliucci said
What Massimo Pigliucci actually said
- Massimo Pigliucci Philosopher at the City College of New York who writes about Stoicism
There is no contradiction in saying that someone is sick rather than evil, and yet taking measures so that he is in no position to keep stealing.
Where this was said
↗Epictetus argues against the death penaltyfigsinwintertime.substack.com
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