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The Purgative Rationale for the Death Penalty: Replies to Steiker and Danaher
Criminal Law and Philosophy 9 (2):379-394 (2015)
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This article defends my 2011 book “The Ethics of Capital Punishment” against the thoughtful critiques written by Carol Steiker and John Danaher respectively. It does not attempt to respond to every point of contention in the two critiques, but concentrates instead on a few of the main points from each of themAuthor's Profile
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On Political Morality and the Conditions for Warranted Self-Respect.Matthew H. Kramer - 2017 - The Journal of Ethics 21 (4):335-349.
The Lex Talionis, the Purgative Rationale, and the Death Penalty.Patrick Lenta - 2015 - Criminal Justice Ethics 34 (1):42-63.
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The Ethics of Capital Punishment: A Philosophical Investigation of Evil and its Consequences.Matthew H. Kramer - 2011 - Oxford University Press.
Torture and Moral Integrity: A Philosophical Enquiry.Matthew H. Kramer - 2014 - Oxford University Press.
Kramer’s Purgative Rationale for Capital Punishment: A Critique.John Danaher - 2015 - Criminal Law and Philosophy 9 (2):225-244.
Can/Should We Purge Evil Through Capital Punishment?Carol S. Steiker - 2015 - Criminal Law and Philosophy 9 (2):367-378.
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