The ethics of capital punishment : a philosophical investigation of evil and its consequences /

Debate has long been waged over the morality of capital punishment, with standard arguments in its favour being marshalled against familiar arguments that oppose the practice. In The Ethics of Capital Punishment, Matthew Kramer takes a fresh look at the philosophical arguments on which the legitimac...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Kramer, Matthew H.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Zusammenfassung:
Debate has long been waged over the morality of capital punishment, with standard arguments in its favour being marshalled against familiar arguments that oppose the practice. In The Ethics of Capital Punishment, Matthew Kramer takes a fresh look at the philosophical arguments on which the legitimacy of the death penalty stands or falls, and he develops a novel justification of that penalty for a limited range of cases.The book pursues both a project of critical debunking of the familiar rationales for capital punishment and a project of partial vindication. The critical part presents some acc
Umfang:
1 online resource (733 p.)
Also issued in print format.
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-339) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-964219-2
0-19-173218-4
0-19-102968-8
0-19-101849-X
Schlagworte:
Capital punishment > Moral and ethical aspects.
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