Resumen

GARCIA CASTILLEJOS, María José. Punishment as a Measure of Social Reorganization. An Approach to John Locke’s Theory. Rev. filos.open insight [online]. 2021, vol.12, n.25, pp.91-109.  Epub 27-Sep-2021. ISSN 2395-8936.

Within the framework of the theory of punishment, it is consistent to defend Locke as a consequentialist author and at the same time as a radical defender of natural rights. In Locke’s philosophy, the right to punishment is a natural and instrumental ius whose function is to preserve the rights, also natural, to life, liberty and wealth. Based on Lockean philosophy, I will state that the determination of punishment must primarily consider the fault: restitution and retribution for crimes against material goods, and deterrence for offenses against freedom and life. Forgiveness, in none of its manifestations, can meet these objectives.

Palabras llave : forgiveness; Locke; natural law; natural right; punishment.