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A 14 page discussion of the ethics that underlie the death penalty. The author presents the thesis
that not only does the existence of the death penalty deter crime, it is the most economical and practical means that we have available for dealing
with our continually swelling prison population. A history of the death penalty is outlined as is the various philosophical views surrounding it.
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argued for centuries. Pythagoras himself, in fact, was one of the first philosophers to consider the ethics of the death penalty. According to some accounts, Pythagoras believed the
taking of life, animal or human, to be an original sin for which offense the soul was entrapped into the world of mortal forms wandering forever and forever repeating its
original offense of the taking of life. Pythagoras teachings found their way through the centuries into the teachings of Plato, Socrates and Aristotle and indeed have persisted right into
our modern world. Just as Pythagoras and many subsequent philosophers opposed the death penalty, so too do many in our society today. Others, however, view the death penalty
as an important tool in maintaining societal stability. We could learn from the teachings of Socrates in this regard. Although Socrates himself faced the death penalty he accepted
that sentence and regarded it as fate. He did so in spite of his innocence, believing that since he was a citizen of Athens he was bound to abide
by Athenian law. Socrates believed that to question the validity of the law of the society in which he lived would be the greater injustice. It can be
contended that Socrates was correct, that the death penalty is an important tool for insuring societal safety and that the greater harm comes not in enforcing the death penalty but
in constantly resisting its provisions. The thesis can thus be presented that: Not only
does the existence of the death penalty deter crime, it is the most economical and practical means that we have available for dealing with our continually swelling prison population.
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