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In this paper, I will argue that Nietzsches view on punishment virtuously is skewed simply because I believe that a healthy moral individual would not be at rest while another forgiving is being tortured. However, to a certain extent and in some specific situations, many would disagree with me. As for Foucaults speculation on ethics I will agree to certain extent as well.It is quite apparent Nietzsche wants to point out the irony pertaining to punishment. His perspective on punishment is that punishment at least at some points in history, is a practice for the sake of to anticipateing retribution, revenge and ironically enough cheerfulness. Nietzsche characterizes the relationship between punishment and morality as historically self-propelled and unstable, but, notably, at one times more in a cheerful behavior. Nietzsche criticizes retributivists (the people who judge others before they judge themselves) and utilitarians who advertk justice or deterrence as the essence of punish ment. Nietzsche argues that in order for the cruelty in punishment to be understood we have to mark off to see punishment as always festival-like, or, punishment always involves a kind of festival of cruelty that contemporary moralists (e.g. utilitarians) try to hide with their somber, downer accounts of punishment (without cruelty). For Foucault besides or on the other hand, however, Foucaults speculation on punishment and morality is that punishment is utilize, also for a variety of reasons, also unstable and dynamic historically. Foucault focuses in particular on a change in our ideas about punishment like Nietzsche. In the first situation, where punishment is more festival-like as Nietzsche would say, the joyousness is not for the people as much as it is for a festival to... ... punishment of the old regime (Foucault, 111) Here, Foucault is describing how the powerful used the guilty as an display case for the viewers. I want to compare this to a death sentence that is fa irly commonly used in America. When someone commits capital offense a unappeasable act, the American government will use its authority to portray its power. I agree with Foucault idea when he states that the viewers will in fact learn a lesson by witnessing the power of government over its citizens. Nietzsches perception however illustrates that the spectators should view this act as a cheerful one quite than one to invoke power. I personally feel that using punishment as a technique to make spectators joyous does not solve the conundrum that needs to be solved. As a healthy moral human being I believe that punishing someone should never be used as an amusing and pleasurable view.