Abstract
Corporal punishment is the infliction of punishment on the body, but does not include capital punishment. Even with the exclusion of capital punishment, the term “corporal punishment” refers to a wide range of punishments, ranging from torture and mutilation to the infliction of mild pain without injury. The main focus here is on milder forms, because that is where most of the remaining disagreement is. One way of denying that corporal punishment is ever justified is by denying that any punishment is ever justified. The broader question of the permissibility of punishment must be bracketed in order to examine the more specific question about the permissibility of corporal punishment. Corporal punishment has been inflicted in multiple contexts – by the courts and military, by teachers in schools, and by parents in the family. Important differences between these contexts are considered. Opinion about corporal punishment is deeply divided. There are those who think that it is often or sometimes necessary, while others think that it is always morally impermissible. Between these extremes are those who think that it may sometimes be permissible but is never necessary. Arguments for these various positions are considered and evaluated.
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