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In ten pages this paper evaluates capital punishment in terms of its societal pros and cons and considers moral dilemma resolution...
In five pages this paper examines Socrates' arguments regarding capital punishment and the sophist foundation that cements them....
In two pages this paper is structured as a letter to the editor and considers capital punishment form a utilitarian philosophical ...
the study results that support their position and ignore other research. Studies that compare homicide trends in states and countr...
applied, was arbitrary and capricious" (67). While it seemed as if the death penalty was beginning to become less popular, this ca...
In ten pages capital punishment is examined in terms of ethical acceptability with an attempt to arrive at a consensus through a c...
In five pages this paper examines the film in terms of the moral dilemmas presented within and offers a condition alternative and ...
character: Gekko cannot perceive of any moral way of doing things and instead relates his job, his life, and his pursuits to his ...
In seven pages this paper considers capital punishment and three arguments such as retribution, intolerable capital offenses, and ...
is, if someone commits a heinous crime, they deserve a similar fate. The death penalty is sometimes not nearly as harsh as the cri...
far less heinous than murder, so how is it that the Bible can be mistaken for harboring judgmental opinion against capital punishm...
death (2004). While evidentiary rules are not pertinent here in terms of the guilt of the defendant, evidence is pertinent in resp...
penalty was much more likely to be imposed. While Texas and California do not share the same frequency in use of capital pu...
example, a parent might threaten to spank a child and the fear of the spanking would have a deterrent effect. Thus, the child woul...
justice seems to supercede mercy (Budziszewski 39). This author, who is a Professor of Government and Philosophy at the University...
punishment.iv It was a close vote of 4 to 3, which means that not all justices on that court believed electrocution to be cruel an...
In seven pages an argument that supports the death penalty as justified punishment in terms of retribution, deterrence, and infall...
do not become innocent or less deserving of punishment because others escaped it" (van den Haag 51-68). Being a supporter o...
In six pages the pros and cons of capital punishment are examined in the question the writer poses, 'Is it moral for a society to...
capital punishment can be applied to the three capital offences of first degree murder, felony murder, and capital drug trafficki...
deterrence is concerned, according to Lippke, "Research into the deterrent effects of the death penalty... has failed to show that...
of "real-world effects" anyway . In other words, the penalty will not act as a deterrent if in fact murderers are oblivious to the...
This 3 page paper gives a detailed analysis of Justice Thurgood Marshall's philosophical rejection of capital punishment,w hich he...
the ball game. They asked Sandy to go with them. Sandy thought it would be pretty cool, so she accepted. She called her folks a...
little intrinsic value in society. No one would trust anyone else. A degree of trust is necessary in order to keep anarchy at bay....
dime to look like an model. In fact, in reality, it was not too long ago when it was discovered that models were selling their egg...
on executions so that the society can take time to figure out why the system is broken (2002). Then, possibly, it is alluded that ...
innocent person to be found guilty. On the other hand proponents of the death penalty look on DNA technology as a powerful safegua...
that punishment is really nothing more than the stronger, and perhaps more popular, individual asserting his power and rights over...
In five pages the different positions one can take regarding the issue of capital punishment are presented both pro and con. Six ...