The Death Penalty: For and Against (Point/Counterpoint:

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The Death Penalty: For and Against (Point/Counterpoint: Philosophers Debate Contemporary Issues)

Two distinguished social and political philosophers take opposing positions in this highly engaging work. Louis P. Pojman justifies the practice of execution by appealing to the principle of retribution: we deserve to be rewarded and punished according to the virtue or viciousness of our actions. He asserts that the death penalty does deter some potential murderers and that we risk the lives of innocent people who might otherwise live if we refuse to execute those deserving that punishment. Jeffrey Reiman argues that although the death penalty is a just punishment for murder, we are not morally obliged to execute murderers. Since we lack conclusive evidence that executing murderers is an effective deterrent and because we can foster the advance of civilization by demonstrating our intolerance for cruelty in our unwillingness to kill those who kill others, Reiman concludes that it is good in principle to avoid the death penalty, and bad in practice to impose it.

Country	USA
Author	Louis P. Pojman
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780585080680
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
NumberOfPages	190
PublicationDate	2000-01-01
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ReleaseDate	2013-07-17
Studio	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

The Death Penalty: For and Against (Point/Counterpoint: Philosophers Debate Contemporary Issues)