The text analyses the arguments for and against shame penalties. A key reason why shame penalties seem unacceptable is their incompatibility with the right to dignity inherent to every human being: whereas guilt focuses only on the act, shame stigmatizes the whole person. The concept of “primitive shame” reveals how the rationales behind the alleged moralism of shame penalties are driven by the narcissistic rage.
Słowa kluczowe: kara wstydu, prawa człowieka, stygmatyzacja, narcyzm, więziennictwo, rasizm