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Open AccessPublished: 29 May 2026

Law as Psychic Ontology: Prohibition, Fantasy, and the Affective Life of Authority

Vered Ben David

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 30–42 · 10.55121/prr.v3i2.1259

This paper argues that law operates not only as an institutional or political order, but also as a psychic formation embedded within affect, desire, and recognition. The endurance of legal authority cannot be explained solely through coercion, consent, or procedural legitimacy. It also depends on how legality becomes internalize

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Open AccessPublished: 20 October 2026

Reconceptualizing the Philosophy of Penal Legitimacy: Human Dignity and an Integrated Theory of Criminal Justice

Md Sohel Rana

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 29–45 · 10.55121/prr.v4i1.103283

Criminal punishment represents an ongoing challenge to normative justification because it involves the state’s use of coercive power against people who are believed to be guilty of misconduct. This study explores how the concepts of retributivism, consequentialism, communicativeness, restitution, rehabilitation, dignity-based me

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