Begin by reviewing what Morris say in the paragraph beginning “Fourth …” on page 76 of Morris’ “Persons and Punishment.” Do you think that Morris is making a strong point that treating criminal offenders on a pure rehabilitation model, with no punishment, shows a lack of respect for them as persons, as rational beings capable of making choices for themselves? Reflecting back on what we explored in terms of what it means to be a person, and, particularly, an agent in our earlier work in this class may be of some help here. (In the latter regards, I am not referencing the details of the respective explanatory accounts of the philosophers we discussed; rather, I am referencing the basic ideas that they started with–ideas of what it is to be a person, especially a person in her agential capacity.)
I am not looking for a “correct” answer. I am looking for intelligent, careful reflection and clarity and care in expressing yourself.