The ethics of capital punishment a philosophical investigation of evil and its consequences
Taking a fresh look at a central controversy in criminal law theory, The Ethics of Capital Punishment presents a rationale for the death penalty grounded in a theory of the nature of evil and the nature of defilement. Original, unsettling, and deeply controversial, it will be an essential reference point for future debates on the subject.
353 S.
9780199642199, 9780199642182, 9780191732188, 0199642192, 0199642184, 0191732184
1333330666
1. Introduction ; 2. Deterrence through Capital Punishment ; 3. Death and Retribution ; 4. Death as Incapacitation ; 5. Death as a Means of Denunciation ; 6. The Purgative Rationale for Capital Punishment ; 7. The Death Penalty in Operation