Thursday, March 28, 2024 Text is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 licence.

Claude Levi-Strauss

« All quotes from this author
 

Logically, the "infantilization" of the culprit implied by the notion of punishment demands that he should have a corresponding right to a reward, in the absence of which the initial procedure will prove ineffective and may even lead to results contrary to those that were hoped for. Our system is the height of absurdity, since we treat the culprit both as a child, so as to have the right to punish him, and as an adult, in order to deny him consolation; and we believe we have made great spiritual progress because, instead of eating a few of our fellow-men, we subject them to physical and moral mutilation.
--
Chapter 38 : A Little Glass of Rum, pp.388-389

 
Claude Levi-Strauss

» Claude Levi-Strauss - all quotes »



Tags: Claude Levi-Strauss Quotes, Authors starting by L


Similar quotes

© 2009–2013Quotes Privacy Policy | Contact