Description: 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 while Jeffrey Reiman argues that although the death penalty is a just puni...
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"A valuable book for those who are uncertain about the use of capital punishment in our society." --Todd Jermstad, Federal Probation
"Because it combines a philosophical framework and a debate-oriented approach, The Death Penalty: For and Against makes a unique contribution to the literature on capital punishment . . . for those wanting theoretical and historical material to better understand capital punishment, Pojman and Reiman do not disappoint." --Samuel B. Hoff, Delaware State University, Law and Politics Book Review