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Moral Theory and Capital Punishment Paperback - 1987

by Tom Sorell

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This book concerns not only capital punishment but also the use of philosophical theories of right and wrong. The author argues that such theories are not to be regarded as giving expert knowledge of right and wrong, still less expert guidance in the resolution of practical dilemmas. What they can do however is to improve moral rhetoric, raise the standard of persuasive speech for and against capital punishment, abortion, and euthanasia to name a few.

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Tom Sorell's book concerns not simply capital punishment but the use of philosophical theories of right and wrong. He argues that such theories are not to be regarded as giving expert knowledge of value, still less a definite technique for resolving practical dilemmas. Instead, they improve moral rhetoric and raise the standard of persuasive speech for and against capital punishment, abortion and euthanasia by introducing higher standards of justification for claims about these practices.

Moral Theory and Capital Punishment illustrated how philosophical theory can be applied to questions of wide public concern. It introduces the leading moral theories proposed by philosophers and derives from them a variety of arguments for and against the death penalty. The conclusion reached is that capital punishment is morally justifiable in certain cases but extremely difficult to introduce safely into general legislation.

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  • Title Moral Theory and Capital Punishment
  • Author Tom Sorell
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 184
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley-Blackwell, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1987
  • ISBN 9780631153221 / 0631153225
  • Weight 0.53 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.64 x 6.26 x 0.46 in (21.95 x 15.90 x 1.17 cm)
  • Category Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 87020866
  • Dewey Decimal Code 179.7

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Tom Sorell is Lecturer in Philosophy at the Open University.

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