Ontology–Encounter–Evaluation Model: Retributive Justice

Philosophics — Philosophical and Political Ramblings · Dec 22, 2025 · 12m

The provided text introduces the Ontology–Encounter–Evaluation Model, a framework that characterises retributive justice as a manufactured product rather than a moral discovery. By applying the Language Insufficiency Hypothesis, the author argues that justice systems rely on unspoken ontological assumptions regarding personhood and agency that are imposed rather than debated. The model illustrates a three-layered process where power dictates which harms are visible and which identities are valid before any judgment occurs. This "justice engine" functions by forcibly closing uncertainty…