Capital Punishment


By: Omer Kassam

Thesis One: In principle a case can be made on moral grounds both supporting and
opposing capital punishment.

Thesis two: Concretely and in practice, compelling arguments against capital
punishment can be made on the basis of its actual administration in our society.


Two different cases can be made. One is based on justice and the nature of a
moral community. This leads to a defense of capital punishment. The second is
based on love and the nature of an ideal spiritual community. This leads to a
rejection of capital punishment.

JUSTICE AND THE NATURE OF MORAL COMMUNITY

A central principle of a just society is that every person has an equal right to
"life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Within that framework, an
argument for capital punishment can be formulated along the following lines:
some acts are so vile and so destructive of community that they invalidate the
right of the perpetrator to membership and even to life. A......

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Title: Capital Punishment
Approximate Word Count: 2377
Approximate Pages: 10 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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