Debating Capital Punishment The Death Penalty. This name alone would scare anyone and it is undoubtable the worst penalty a person could receive. It has been used for centuries‚ but today many argue that this punishment is not moral‚ while there are others that argue that if you are cruel enough to take a life‚ you deserve to get your life taken away‚ a life for a life. Louis Pojman and Jeffrey Reiman have debated this issue very closely‚ coming up with two opposite opinions on capital punishment
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the death penalty can be traced back in time all the way to the fifth century B.C. through Roman’s Law of the Twelve Tablets‚ where people would be put to death through crucifixion‚ drowning‚ and even by being burnt alive.. From there it can be found in seventh B.C.’s Draconian Code‚ and even in eighteenth century B.C. through the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon‚ in which twenty-five various crimes would lead to the death penalty (Part I‚ 2015). Though the crimes punishable under the death penalty
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never agreed on. For instance the death penalty is not even used in many of the states. The two stances that people take are that the death penalty should be eliminated completely or that it should be used often nationwide with no state exception. My stance on the issue is that the death penalty is wrong and that the United States needs to get rid of it like most civilized countries of this era have. Even though polls show a strong support for the death penalty most people do not realize the flaws
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Louis Pojman argues for objectivism instead of relativism in morality even though we are attracted to the idea of relativism. Ethical relativism is made up of a diversity thesis and a dependency thesis. The diversity thesis is also known as cultural relativism and basically states that morality is different between different societies. The dependency thesis is similar to the diversity thesis‚ but states that morality depends on the context of the society. There are two views on the dependency
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Louis Pojman stands for objectivism instead of relativism in morality. Ethical relativism is “the theory that there are no universally valid moral principles”. Ethical relativism however is different from moral doubt where valid moral principles do not exist at all. Pojman argues that what is considered as morally right or wrong varies from society to society. Pojman proposes that ethical relativism can be seen as a good thing but can get hard when getting into the details. Ethical relativism is
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The Question of Animal Rights A Critique of Louis Pojman’s Thoughts The fundamentals of philosophy are based upon human beings’ ability to examine the "marvels and mysteries of the world" (Pojman xi) we live in. Keeping in mind that only a human being has the intellectual capacity to take on such deliberation‚ humans should be the sole beneficiaries of any morals or ethical rights derived from philosophical inspection. To suggest the possibility that our ethical rights could be transferable
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The Immorality of the Death Penalty Word Count: 1580 Capital Punishment was adopted by America when the state of Virginia carried out the colonies’ first execution in 1608 (“History of the Death Penalty”). Since then‚ usage of the death penalty has been instituted by 36 states‚ making execution the ultimate form of punishment. Although in theory the death penalty seems like a viable method of punishment‚ in practice‚ it has serious flaws that damage the integrity of the state. Capital Punishment
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Research Paper The Death Penalty Are you willing to vote to take the life of a guilty person or even an innocent person in prison? Many would answer yes to those who are guilty because they would think that the prisoner deserves it‚ but what happens when that guilty person turns out to be innocent. The Death Penalty is one of most common sentences in prison that would make people wonder if it is the right or wrong idea to give a person in prison. Death Penalties have been around for centuries
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Death by execution has existed as a punishment since the dawn of time. Although this has existed seemingly forever‚ the question of its moral side has also existed for that same amount of time. Killers kill innocent people‚ there is no question about that‚ but does that give us the right to kill these killers? I do not think so. Racism is often the force behind crime. Yet in a justice system that frighten equality‚ it too is led by racism. There is a lot of evidence indicating racial disparities
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head: THE DEATH PENALTY The Death Penalty Abstract Capital punishment has been a topic of debate in America for many years. 38 states in America currently support the Death Penalty‚ including the U.S. Government and the United States Military. Capital Punishment is older than the U.S. Constitution and our nation has always managed to justify the rationale of execution. According to Clemson University Professor‚ Joanna Shepherd‚ "When properly administered‚ the death penalty saves innocent
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