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This week we explore themes in justice dramas-- mainly in Vigilante, a kdrama webtoon adaptation released last november. We explore characters, punishment, and the Vigilante identity.

The history of Utilitarianism: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/utilitarianism-history/#JohStuMil

The utilitarian approach to ethics: https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/ethical-decision-making/calculating-consequences-the-utilitarian-approach/

Act and Rule Utilitarianism (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy) https://iep.utm.edu/util-a-r/#SH1a

The Moral permissibility of punishment (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy): https://iep.utm.edu/m-p-puni/

So You’re Sorry? The role of remorse in Criminal law https://jaapl.org/content/jaapl/42/1/39.full.pdf

Vigilantism is an Identity https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/1322325276

Why do we punish? The Case of Retributive Justice https://commons.allard.ubc.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1348&context=fac_pubs

The politics of vigilantism https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0010414020957692

Unmasking cyber vigilantism https://www.mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/MediaRoom/Stories/2023/12/unmasking-cyber-vigilantism.htm

Books:

Utilitarianism, John Stuart Mills (Chapter 1-2)