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and Pojman quotes Kant at length in stating: "There is no similarity between life, however wretched it may be, and death, hence ...
researching this subject it seems that studies are scant at best. Also, there is a practical problem in researching the topic as m...
great damage to people and offers them little in the way of help. These people that are helped are not criminals perse, they are n...
to properly identify herself surely saved lives. In the hypothetical situation at hand, there is no heroism, so it would be diffic...
action should be judged in terms of whether or not that act brings the "greatest good" to the "greatest number" (Frost, 1962, p. 9...
causes them to prefer intellectual pleasures over sensual ones. He continues in his thinking to assume that the principle of utili...
to do with whether or not the act increased or decreased overall happiness or whether they have utility. Acts are evaluated based ...
deem as acceptable. The concept of a rational society, in which the entire community is greatly influenced by principles its mem...
direct encounter with value occurs in the experience of pleasure. Delight or felt satisfaction was, according to his official vie...
17). While this image is certainly chilling, the overall tone of the poem is one of "civility," which is actually expressed in lin...
the greatest number." We can see if that makes sense in regard to a coherent position in ethics, as De George explains it. Lets l...
is one alternative in deriving a moral theory when considering a variety of philosophical models. Above all, it is simplistic. And...
up with perhaps the earliest fully developed system of utilitarianism, of which two prominent features are noteworthy ("Utilitari...
complements that of the utilitarian. The utilitarian focuses on the badness of the victims agony but cannot readily grasp the sign...
crime committed, there must be appropriate punishment possibilities in the system. For example, if the death penalty is available ...
murder. The families of murder victims often wait for a verdict of death and believe that should be the case. This is because they...
for the criminal, and again, victimizes the families. Advocates of the Death penalty offer that it costs too much to keep s...
but not all that many actual sentences carried out. Knowing the background of the death penalty in the nation, it comes as no sur...
This paper argues that taking another life is wrong regardless of what the individual has done. There are three sources listed in...
that certain methods are barbaric and it is true, as Koch (1985) points out that the injection had been substituted. Yet, Koch (19...
housing a prisoner for life ("Revenge" 21). Social research suggests that support for the death penalty in the US stems from "vigi...
organization ("Federal Bar Association: Puerto Rico Chapter," 2008). That is quite impressive. It is an award winning office and i...
the statute was unconstitutional in its application" (p.132). There had been 5 people exonerated on Death Row in this state, but...
believes he can take the life of another without reciprocal discipline is a concept many find difficult to grasp, a point well tak...
rules (Honderich, 1995). Act-consequentialism evaluates righteousness in respect to consequences. There is a significant different...
who could argue with that idea? Of course, capital punishment is an ongoing debate and one that has been around for centuries. Als...
In a paper consisting of seven pages the social standards that define capital punishment in America are considered in terms of whi...
In five pages the different positions one can take regarding the issue of capital punishment are presented both pro and con. Six ...
that the Constitution contains a "right to die" (Callahan 10). But apparently, those liberals who have made such a mess of the la...
In a paper consisting of two pages a proposed survey designed to produce questions that would promote answers that would determine...