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Essay Galaxy - Capital Punishment: For and Against
Capital Punishment: For and Against
Thesis One: In principle a case can be made on moral grounds both supporting and
opposing capital punishment. Thesis two: Concretely and in practice, compelling
arguments against capital punishment can be made on the basis of its actual
administration in our society.
Two different cases can be made. One is based on justice and the nature of a
moral community. This leads to a defense of capital punishment. The second is
based on love and the nature of an ideal spiritual community. This leads to a
rejection of capital punishment. A central principle of a just society is that
every person has an equal right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness." Within that framework, an argument for capital punishment can be
formulated along the following lines: some acts are so vile and so destructi....
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Number Of Words: 2578 |
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