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The Death Penalty: For and Against (Point-Counterpoint - Philosophers Debate Contemporary Issues , No 94) |  | Author: Louis P. Pojman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
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Two distinguished social and political philosophers take opposing positions in this highly engaging work. Louis P. Pojman justifies the practice of execution by appealing to the principle of retribution: we deserve to be rewarded and punished according to the virtue or viciousness of our actions. He asserts that the death penalty does deter some potential murderers and that we risk the lives of innocent people who might otherwise live if we refuse to execute those deserving that punishment. Jeffrey Reiman argues that although the death penalty is a just punishment for murder, we are not morally obliged to execute murderers. Since we lack conclusive evidence that executing murderers is an effective deterrent and because we can foster the advance of civilization by demonstrating our intolerance for cruelty in our unwillingness to kill those who kill others, Reiman concludes that it is good in principle to avoid the death penalty, and bad in practice to impose it.
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 The best debate June 19, 2000
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Pojman & Reiman do an excellent job seting forth the best arguments for and against the death penalty. Since they both agree on the principle of desert (that justice consists ingiving peoole what thye deserve), they have a common starting assumption. Reiman differs only to he extent that he doesn't think we always must punish people to the extent they deserve and argues hat the death penalty debases us. Pojman makes a good case for the deterrent effect of the death penalty.Awell argued book.
 Disappointing arguments December 19, 1999
Yoyoyo (France)
6 out of 14 found this review helpful
I'm dissapointed at the arguments brougt forward by the philosopher in favor for the death penalty, Pojman. Even if you ignore the content of his arguments, the logic on which the argument was built didn't hold much water. Even though I'm myself against the dead penalty, I have seen others make a better and more coherent case for it. Pojmans last argument, that people that are against the dead penalty and pro choice are somehow immoral, is gratuitous and has nothing to do with an argument for the dead penalty. I would have expected a more thourough and convincing case.
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